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An abridged specimen of fonts of type: and brass printing materials made at Bruce's New-York Type-foundry
Creator
George Bruce's Son & Co.
Summary
David Wolfe Bruce took over management of the plant upon the death of his father in 1866. This catalog includes: type metal, leads, and rule, and German type.
Title
14th supplement to Bruce's abridged specimen book of 1869. New-York, January 1, 1878
Creator
George Bruce's Son & Co.
Summary
David Wolfe Bruce, son of George Bruce, took over management of the plant after the death of his father in 1866. There were 19 supplements to the 1869 specimen book. This supplement contains mainly Penman script types and Pica ornamented types.
Title
Specimens of printing types made at Bruce's New-York Type-Foundry
Creator
George Bruce's Son & Co.
Summary
"David Wolfe Bruce, son of George Bruce, took over management of the plant after the death of his father in 1866. This catalog includes type, cuts, ornaments (including an especially extensive set of borders), and rule. The introduction to the new edition, dated January 2, 1882, notes that the foundry's own setting of De Vinne's "Invention of Printing" has been bound in the volume to showcase its Roman types; this section has some printing in other colors. Printed on outside of double leaves unopened at top edge. Also includes eight pages of German type (204-211), as well as several samples with texts in French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish"
—Annenberg, M. "Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogs," pages 83, 267.
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