... "Optical Spacing" do this also? 2. Tolbert Lanston's original (1890s) justification system for the Monotype ...

Forum topic - whoisdan - 5 Mar 2004 - 1:41pm - 51 comments - 0 attachments

Indices : Foundries : Lanston Type Co. Lanston Type’s rich history dates back to 1887 when Tolbert Lanston received his first patent for a mechanical typesetting ... first hand-set movable type. In the late 1800s, Tolbert Lanston licensed his technology to an English sister company and became ...

Wiki - James Grieshaber - 6 Sep 2005 - 12:46pm - 0 comments

... from? 2. Our 10 new foundries * Breaking the Norm * Lanston Type Company * Typo5 * Archive Type * Omine Type * Swansbury ... the USA took the technological lead in printing. In 1887 Tolbert Lanston received his first patent for a mechanical typesetting device. ...

News - Miss Tiffany - 7 Jul 2005 - 10:44am - 0 comments - 0 attachments