Dickinson

The Dickinson Type Foundry was established by Samuel Nelson Dickinson in Boston in 1839 or 1840. [Devroye, 1856 catalog] Also known as Phelps, Dalton. [Circuitous Root] Merged into American Type Founders at its creation in 1892.

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Typefaces:
- De Vinne (30)
- Quaint / Desdemona (21)
- Jim Crow (15)
- Jenson Old Style (10)
- French Oldstyle (8)
- Florentine (6)
- Skjald (6)
- Gothic No. 2 (3)
- Halbfette Cursiv-Grotesque (3)
- Howland (3)
- Aesthetic (2)
- Erratick (2)
- Karnac (2)
- Mother Hubbard (2)
- Renaissant (2)
- Algonquin (1)
- Fargo (1)
- Outing (1)
- Virile (1)
- Antique No. 307
- Binner Gothic
- Camelot Old Style
- Colonial
- Crusader
- De Vinne Shaded
- More…
- Gladiate
- Grady
- Jagged
- Manuscript (Dickinson)
- Mezzotint
- Shepard Script
- Skeleton Antique No. 2
- Tuscan Outline
- Less…

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Lincoln and Lincolnshire and Cathedrals on the Route to the North tourist brochurec. 1907

E.W.

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Teatar &TD logo and posters (1970–1973)c. 1970

Mihajlo Arsovski

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Der Monddiamant by Wilkie Collins, Deutscher Bücherbund1974

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Der Monddiamant</cite> by Wilkie Collins, <span>Deutscher Bücherbund</span>

Sponsor

Veteran-Cycle Club’s The Boneshaker magazine logo1982

Dave Westwood
Lavenham Press

Contributed by Adam Pride

Ravenstein’s Radfahrer-Führer, Arbeiter-Radfahrerbund “Solidarität” editionc. 1910

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Ravenstein’s Radfahrer-Führer, </cite>Arbeiter-Radfahrerbund “Solidarität” edition

C.F. Drury post cards advertc. 1900

C.F. Drury

Contributed by Milan Braun

W.R. Cheney, Carriage Builder business cardc. 1890

Pluck Print

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men 1973

Barbara Huntley

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men </cite>

PLINC Bicentennial Alphabets specimen1977

Ed Benguiat
Tom Vasiliow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Matador TV showc. 1990

unknown

Contributed by Alexey Nevsky

TBS Halloween Super Scare-A-Thon bumper1997

unknown

Contributed by Sternes Senrets

Crystal Light (1982–1997)c. 1982

unknown

Contributed by TH UK

Ver Sacrum winesc. 2020

Diego Ballester

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

King Keoni And His Islanders – This Is Hawaii album art1966

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Alice Coltrane – Reflection on Creation and Space album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Hee Jin

Alice Coltrane – <cite>Reflection on Creation and Space</cite> album art

S.H. Colesworthy, Jr. business cardc. 1890

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

“When the Roll is Called up Yonder” Variations sheet music1909

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Alphabet of Birds2017

Kent Henderson
Depression Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Cranston’s Tea Rooms and Scottish Motor Traction Co. ads in Motoring in Scotland, vol. 11c. 1914

E.J. Burrow & Co

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Caressa & Français catalog coverc. 1914

unknown

Contributed by René Villeaux

Obliques, № 14–15: ‘La Femme Surréaliste’1977

Contributed by Nick Sherman

<cite>Obliques</cite>, № 14–15: ‘La Femme Surréaliste’

Liberty Machine Works trading cardc. 1887

Haight & Dudley

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Staff Pick

Short History & Description of the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway1906

unknown

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Staff Pick

A. Clark trade cardc. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

American Board of Missions Almanac 1887 cover1887

American Board of Missions

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

<cite>American Board of Missions Almanac 1887</cite> cover

Staff Pick

Burnett Printing Co. letter1904

unknown

Photo(s) by Norman McKnight on Flickr.

Atlas Brewing Co. beer advertisements (1899–1914)1899

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Atlas Brewing Co. beer advertisements (1899–1914)

Jan Cingroš letterheadc. 1903

Ant. Kalaše

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

King Crimson – “The Night Watch” / “The Great Deceiver” German single1974

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

El Perú by Antonio Raimondi1913

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Gothic Wide
(Sample unavailable)

George Crumb – Ancient Voices of Children album art1972

Robert W. Zingmark
Bob Pepper
Robert L. Heimall

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Death certificates, Salerno, Italy (1889–1917)c. 1889

unknown

Contributed by MacNeill Chapman

Death certificates, Salerno, Italy (1889–1917)

Staff Pick

Bamag-Licht product catalog (1909)1909

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler (Berkley, 1983; Pan, 1990)c. 1983

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Searching for Caleb</cite> by Anne Tyler (Berkley, 1983; Pan, 1990)

Romola vol. II by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)1890

Porter & Coates

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

<cite>Romola</cite> vol. II by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

Staff Pick

Martine at the Lyttelton Theatre poster1985

Richard Bird

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Martine</cite> at the Lyttelton Theatre poster

Two Villages by Louisa Brannanc. 1911

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

<cite>Two Villages</cite> by Louisa Brannan

Staff Pick

The Eyes of Darkness by Leigh Nichols (Pocket, 1981)1981

Cathy Carucci

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Eyes of Darkness</cite> by Leigh Nichols (Pocket, 1981)

The Black Cat (March 1896) posterc. 1896

Nelly Littlehale Murphy

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

<cite>The Black Cat</cite> (March 1896) poster

“Sex Hygiene In and Out of Marriage” lecture flyerc. 1934

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Lucifer’s Friend – … Where The Groupies Killed The Blues album art1972

Klaus Witt

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Way of Peace by William Trevelyan Browne1905

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

<cite>The Way of Peace </cite>by William Trevelyan Browne

Atelier Eva tattoo studio logo and business cards2020

Hungry Studio

Contributed by Hungry Studio

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)c. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)

Staff Pick

Der Chanchito – Bibliothek für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde, Issue 121908

Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Rapp & Whiting, 1969)1969

Lawrence Edwards

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</cite> by Philip K. Dick (Rapp & Whiting, 1969)

A Science Fiction Argosy by Damon Knight (Gollancz)1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>A Science Fiction Argosy</cite> by Damon Knight (Gollancz)

Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? by Robert Sheckley (Science Fiction Book Club, 1973)1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?</cite> by Robert Sheckley (Science Fiction Book Club, 1973)

My Garden in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter by E.A. Bowles (David & Charles)1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite><span>My Garden in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter</span></cite> by E.A. Bowles (<span>David & Charles</span>)

Staff Pick

The Young Generation – The Young Generation album artc. 1969

Roy Curtis-Bramwell

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

La Sculpture Romantique by Luc Benoist1928

Contributed by Pierre Brossard

Hakim – Nazra CD cover1991

unknown

Contributed by Owen Gardner

Penrose’s Pictorial Annual 1899 endpapers1899

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Ads for sparkling wines by Matheus Müller1906

Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.

The “Sheridan” Feeder ad1896

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

American Printing History Association Membership Meeting 2019 invitation2019

Matt Kelsey
Camino Press

Contributed by Matt Kelsey

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list1904

unknown

Contributed by Noah

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list

Staff Pick

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1980)1980

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art1975

Roy Kohara
Michael Bryan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – <cite>Shaved Fish</cite> album art

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Lincoln and Lincolnshire and Cathedrals on the Route to the North tourist brochurec. 1907

Teatar &TD logo and posters (1970–1973)c. 1970

Der Monddiamant by Wilkie Collins, Deutscher Bücherbund1974

Veteran-Cycle Club’s The Boneshaker magazine logo1982

Ravenstein’s Radfahrer-Führer, Arbeiter-Radfahrerbund “Solidarität” editionc. 1910

C.F. Drury post cards advertc. 1900

W.R. Cheney, Carriage Builder business cardc. 1890

Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men 1973

PLINC Bicentennial Alphabets specimen1977

Matador TV showc. 1990

TBS Halloween Super Scare-A-Thon bumper1997

Crystal Light (1982–1997)c. 1982

Ver Sacrum winesc. 2020

King Keoni And His Islanders – This Is Hawaii album art1966

Alice Coltrane – Reflection on Creation and Space album art1973

S.H. Colesworthy, Jr. business cardc. 1890

“When the Roll is Called up Yonder” Variations sheet music1909

Alphabet of Birds2017

Cranston’s Tea Rooms and Scottish Motor Traction Co. ads in Motoring in Scotland, vol. 11c. 1914

Caressa & Français catalog coverc. 1914

Obliques, № 14–15: ‘La Femme Surréaliste’1977

Liberty Machine Works trading cardc. 1887

Short History & Description of the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway1906

A. Clark trade cardc. 1900

American Board of Missions Almanac 1887 cover1887

Burnett Printing Co. letter1904

Atlas Brewing Co. beer advertisements (1899–1914)1899

Jan Cingroš letterheadc. 1903

King Crimson – “The Night Watch” / “The Great Deceiver” German single1974

El Perú by Antonio Raimondi1913

George Crumb – Ancient Voices of Children album art1972

Death certificates, Salerno, Italy (1889–1917)c. 1889

Bamag-Licht product catalog (1909)1909

Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler (Berkley, 1983; Pan, 1990)c. 1983

Romola vol. II by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)1890

Martine at the Lyttelton Theatre poster1985

Two Villages by Louisa Brannanc. 1911

The Eyes of Darkness by Leigh Nichols (Pocket, 1981)1981

The Black Cat (March 1896) posterc. 1896

“Sex Hygiene In and Out of Marriage” lecture flyerc. 1934

Lucifer’s Friend – … Where The Groupies Killed The Blues album art1972

The Way of Peace by William Trevelyan Browne1905

Atelier Eva tattoo studio logo and business cards2020

Rock Island Plow Company cultivators ads (1900–1903)c. 1900

Der Chanchito – Bibliothek für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde, Issue 121908

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Rapp & Whiting, 1969)1969

A Science Fiction Argosy by Damon Knight (Gollancz)1973

Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? by Robert Sheckley (Science Fiction Book Club, 1973)1973

My Garden in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter by E.A. Bowles (David & Charles)1972

The Young Generation – The Young Generation album artc. 1969

La Sculpture Romantique by Luc Benoist1928

Hakim – Nazra CD cover1991

Penrose’s Pictorial Annual 1899 endpapers1899

Ads for sparkling wines by Matheus Müller1906

The “Sheridan” Feeder ad1896

American Printing History Association Membership Meeting 2019 invitation2019

Hebrew Publishing Company sheet music catalogue and price list1904

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1980)1980

Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art1975