Barnhart Brothers & Spindler

Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Foundry
TypeDefunct
IndustryType foundry
Founded1873; 153 years ago (1873) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Defunct1933 (1933)
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Key peopleOswald Cooper, Will Ransom, Robert Wiebking, Sidney Gaunt

Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Foundry was an American type foundry based in Chicago.

History

Arthur Middleton Barnhart

In 1869, the brothers Alson E., Arthur Middleton, George W., and Warren Barnhart purchased the Great Western Type Foundry. They subsequently incorporated as Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. It was a successful foundry known for innovative type design and well designed type catalogs. Oz Cooper, Will Ransom, Robert Wiebking, and Sidney Gaunt all designed for BB&S. It was bought out by American Type Founders in 1911 with the proviso that the merger would not take effect for twenty years, so that the employees would have a chance to find new work or retire over time. The foundry was finally closed in 1933.

Mergers and acquisitions

Typefaces

These foundry types were originally cast by Barnhart Brothers & Spindler:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I, J

K

L

M

O

P

R

S

T

W

References

  1. ↑ Waterman, Arba Nelson, ed. (1908). Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County and Selected Biography. Vol. III. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1091–1093. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 2408-249
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  13. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 117-123
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  17. ↑ Provan, Archie, and Alexander S. Lawson, 100 Type Histories (volume 1), National Composition Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1983, pp. 20-21.
  18. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 145
  19. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 143
  20. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 157, 159, 177
  21. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 173
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  27. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 237
  28. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 245, 247, 249, 251, 253, 255, 261
  29. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 275
  30. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 281, 285, 289, 291, 293, 301
  31. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 313, 317
  32. ↑ American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Mac McGrew, Oak Knoll, 2nd edition, 1993, pag. 329, 333, 337