Farmer

New York. Emerged in 1862 out of White. Through at least 1867 they were trading as Farmer, Little & Company dba “White’s New York Type Foundry.” Traded as A.D. Farmer from 1892. [1893 announcement] Acquired by ATF in 1909. [Saxe, Loy]

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Typefaces:
- Modern/Scotch (27)
- Rustic No. 2 (15)
- Celtic (12)
- Caslon Rounded (10)
- French Antique/Clarendon Extended (9)
- Thunderbird (8)
- Marble Heart (7)
- Tudor Black (6)
- Flirt (5)
- French Clarendon (4)
- Gothic Round (4)
- Old Style Antique No. 7 (4)
- Abbey Text (3)
- Antique Tuscan (3)
- Bowl (3)
- Condensed No. 3 (3)
- Light-face Gothics (3)
- Skeleton Antique (3)
- Bailey Shaded (2)
- Boldface Italic (2)
- Bulletin Script (2)
- Caxton Black (2)
- Fantail (2)
- Fashion (2)
- Gothic Tuscan Pointed (2)
- Law Italic (2)
- Primitive (2)
- Souvenir (Farmer) (2)
- Abbey (1)
- Abramesque (1)
- Ancient (1)
- Arabesque (1)
- Beekman (1)
- Gardenia (Silvestre) (1)
- Grotesque No. 2 (Farmer) (1)
- Ionic Compressed (1)
- Lithographic Italic (1)
- Monastic (1)
- Ornamented (Marr 1853) (1)
- Rimmed (1)
- Spread (1)
- Tuscan Floral (1)
- Anglo-Gothic
- Arbor (Farmer)
- Argentine
- Boreas
- Bradford Old Style
- Cadmus Old Style
- Card Gothic
- Clarendon Condensed
- Curio
- Ecclesiastic
- Golf
- Gotham (Farmer)
- Gothic Condensed No. 7
- Hancock Script
- Heading Script
- Horizontal Shade
- Japanese
- Law Hand
- Lockwood
- Old Style No. 5 (Farmer)
- Palm
- Payson Script
- Random
- Rhodesian
- Romanic
- Script Text
- Stalactite
- Telephone Gothic
- Tuscan Ornamented
- Vassar
- Vogue (Farmer)
- Vénitiennes

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Malcolm Steam Printer business cardc. 1875

unknown

Contributed by Richard Sheaff

Staff Pick

Firehouse Five Plus Two – Volume 5: Goes South! album art1956

Tri-Arts
Robert Guidi
Walt Kelly

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Firehouse Five Plus Two – <cite>Volume 5: Goes South!</cite> album art

The Muppet Show Book1978

Tudor Banus
Ariel Moscovici
Melissa Zorn

Contributed by fangly

Staff Pick

Sponsor

Opening Party ticket, Fox’s Hall South Worcester, N.Y.1887

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Hills & Winship business cardc. 1832

unknown

Contributed by Richard Sheaff

The “Optimus” Press advertising cardsc. 1886

A.J. Smith

Contributed by Richard Sheaff

Staff Pick

Certificate of the Imperial Government of China1891

unknown

Contributed by fangly

The Love Story of Ursula Wolcott1895

Ethel Reed
unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Love Story of Ursula Wolcott</cite>

John P. Schaum business cardc. 1885

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Sean Mason – A Breath of Fresh Air album art2025

Amélie Lehoux

Contributed by Amélie Lehoux

Vom Fels zum Meer letterhead (1894)1894

unknown

Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.

Burning Spear – Man in the Hills album art1976

Neville Garrick

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Incredible Melting Man Super 8 film reel coverc. 1977

unknown

Contributed by William Kenny

<cite>The Incredible Melting Man</cite> Super 8 film reel cover

Winter Market at Madeleine Café2024

Arnaud Aubry

Contributed by Arnaud Aubry

Staff Pick

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, Signet Classics1961

Milton Glaser

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Dead Souls</cite> by Nikolai Gogol, Signet Classics

Dr. W. H. Moyer, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist business cardc. 1890

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Walker Brothers Carpets ad, 18801880

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

The New Journalism by Tom Wolfe, Harper & Row hardback edition1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The New Journalism</cite> by Tom Wolfe, Harper & Row hardback edition

Bach and Mozart, Collier1966

Seymour Chwast

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

A Vision of Battlements by Anthony Burgess, Norton1965

Larry Lurin

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>A Vision of Battlements</cite> by Anthony Burgess, Norton

Charles W. Bee cabinet cardc. 1895

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

A Child’s Garden of Grass album art, book cover and campaign1971

Robert L. Heimall
William S. Harvey

Contributed by Reybach C

Staff Pick

2. Celtic Music Festival poster1979

unknown

Photo(s) by Frank Grießhammer on Flickr.

The Vampire. In Legend, Fact and Art by Basil Copper1975

unknown
Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press)

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Vampire. In Legend, Fact and Art</cite> by Basil Copper

Natalie Wildgoose – Come Into the Garden EP cover and gig posters2025

Outlier

Contributed by Oliver Deans

Staff Pick

The Chocolate Watchband – No Way Out album art1967

unknown

Contributed by Robby Rhodes

The Chocolate Watchband – <cite>No Way Out</cite> album art

Al Caiola – Percussion and Guitars album art1960

Murray Stein

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

M’Liss opening night lady ticket, People’s Theatre Companyc. 1885

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Jeux de Salon ‘Delaire’ chess set labelc. 1904

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Staff Pick

“With Malice Toward None, With Charity for All” abstinence pledge card1881

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Dürkopp advertismentc. 1905

unknown

Contributed by Milan Braun

Neue Gesammt-Probe, Schriftgiesserei Bauer & Co.1895

Bauer & Co.

Contributed by Daniel Gerhat

<cite>Neue Gesammt-Probe</cite>, Schriftgiesserei Bauer & Co.

Staff Pick

Brendan Behan by Ulick O’Connor1972

unknown

Contributed by Ari Rafaeli

<cite>Brendan Behan</cite> by Ulick O’Connor

Stow & Haight catalog1884

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

Egyptian Screen & Fret Co. Price List1889

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

The Orsini Printer2002

Richard Campbell

Contributed by RICHARD CAMPBELL

Battenfjords Hotels Natstation & Kafe broadsidec. 1909

unknown

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Norbeck Circus posterc. 1906

Lie & Sundts Bogtrykkeri

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Puff by William Wondriska1960

William Wondriska

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Death and the Joyful Woman by Ellis Peters1961

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Death and the Joyful Woman</cite> by Ellis Peters

Enrico Piretti labelsc. 1962

unknown

Contributed by René Villeaux

“¡Fiat Lux!” flyerc. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

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

unknown

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Elvis Presley – Frankie and Johnny album art1966

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Alphabet of Birds2017

Kent Henderson
Depression Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

S. A. Mitchell, Miner of and Dealer in Mica, Alstead, New Hampshire business cardc. 1880

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

Borough of Darwen Transport Department – Souvenir of the Abandonment of Tramways, 5 October 19461946

Wardleys

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Staff Pick

The Tailors’ Guide1856

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

South Park postersc. 1997

unknown

Contributed by Sunny Schultz

Zion’s Watch Tower magazine (1880)1880

Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

Contributed by Leonardo Cuellar

<cite>Zion’s Watch Tower</cite> magazine (1880)

Pittsburgh’s Millionaires1886

unknown

Contributed by Calvin Yoder

Three Worlds; or, Plan of Redemptionc. 1877

Charles Taze Russell

Contributed by Leonardo Cuellar

“Look Here!” poster by Calvin & Frazier1885

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Staff Pick

Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence (Bantam)1969

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Women in Love</cite> by D.H. Lawrence (Bantam)

Earthsea trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (Bantam Spectra, 1984)1984

Yvonne Gilbert

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Earthsea</cite> trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (Bantam Spectra, 1984)

Liberty Machine Works trading cardc. 1887

Haight & Dudley

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

Staff Pick

A. Clark trade cardc. 1900

unknown

Contributed by Eva Silvertant

David Strouse business cardc. 1880

Photo(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr.

‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls) album art1962

Will Dressler

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

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Malcolm Steam Printer business cardc. 1875

Firehouse Five Plus Two – Volume 5: Goes South! album art1956

The Muppet Show Book1978

Opening Party ticket, Fox’s Hall South Worcester, N.Y.1887

Hills & Winship business cardc. 1832

The “Optimus” Press advertising cardsc. 1886

Certificate of the Imperial Government of China1891

The Love Story of Ursula Wolcott1895

John P. Schaum business cardc. 1885

Sean Mason – A Breath of Fresh Air album art2025

Vom Fels zum Meer letterhead (1894)1894

Burning Spear – Man in the Hills album art1976

The Incredible Melting Man Super 8 film reel coverc. 1977

Winter Market at Madeleine Café2024

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, Signet Classics1961

Dr. W. H. Moyer, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist business cardc. 1890

Walker Brothers Carpets ad, 18801880

The New Journalism by Tom Wolfe, Harper & Row hardback edition1973

Bach and Mozart, Collier1966

A Vision of Battlements by Anthony Burgess, Norton1965

Charles W. Bee cabinet cardc. 1895

A Child’s Garden of Grass album art, book cover and campaign1971

2. Celtic Music Festival poster1979

The Vampire. In Legend, Fact and Art by Basil Copper1975

Natalie Wildgoose – Come Into the Garden EP cover and gig posters2025

The Chocolate Watchband – No Way Out album art1967

Al Caiola – Percussion and Guitars album art1960

M’Liss opening night lady ticket, People’s Theatre Companyc. 1885

Jeux de Salon ‘Delaire’ chess set labelc. 1904

“With Malice Toward None, With Charity for All” abstinence pledge card1881

Dürkopp advertismentc. 1905

Neue Gesammt-Probe, Schriftgiesserei Bauer & Co.1895

Brendan Behan by Ulick O’Connor1972

Stow & Haight catalog1884

Egyptian Screen & Fret Co. Price List1889

The Orsini Printer2002

Battenfjords Hotels Natstation & Kafe broadsidec. 1909

Norbeck Circus posterc. 1906

Puff by William Wondriska1960

Death and the Joyful Woman by Ellis Peters1961

Enrico Piretti labelsc. 1962

“¡Fiat Lux!” flyerc. 1900

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

Elvis Presley – Frankie and Johnny album art1966

Alphabet of Birds2017

S. A. Mitchell, Miner of and Dealer in Mica, Alstead, New Hampshire business cardc. 1880

Borough of Darwen Transport Department – Souvenir of the Abandonment of Tramways, 5 October 19461946

The Tailors’ Guide1856

South Park postersc. 1997

Zion’s Watch Tower magazine (1880)1880

Pittsburgh’s Millionaires1886

Three Worlds; or, Plan of Redemptionc. 1877

“Look Here!” poster by Calvin & Frazier1885

Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence (Bantam)1969

Earthsea trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (Bantam Spectra, 1984)1984

Liberty Machine Works trading cardc. 1887

A. Clark trade cardc. 1900

David Strouse business cardc. 1880

‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls) album art1962