A British foundry with roots that go back to Caxton in the 15th-century. The name comes from founders John Stephenson and James Blake who established the company in Sheffield in 1818 and then purchased William Caslon IV’s foundry.
Initially named Blake, Garnett & Co. Between 1820 and 1830 the firm’s name was changed to Blake and Stephenson and in 1841 became Stephenson Blake & Co. [Dowding 1998]
By the 1950s, Stephenson Blake, & Co. Ltd. had absorbed most of the UK’s typefounders, including Caslon, Fry’s, Fann Street, Reed & Fox, and Miller & Richard.
