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type foundry. In 1884, Wiebking began working for C. H. Hanson, an engraving company. By 1893 he was in business for himself, cutting type matrices for both the Crescent and Independent Type Foundries. In 1900, with H. H. Hardinge, he formed ‘‘Wiebking, Hardinge & Company’’ which ran the
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with the proviso that the department store would have the exclusive use of the font for a time before it would be offered to the public. This was the first of many collaborations by
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MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993,
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for this face were complete, but when Wiebking was late in cutting the matrices, the order was canceled.
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for a printer who lost interest in the project before completion. The design was sold to
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in 1881 where his father worked as an engraver for many companies, including the
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based on the hand-lettered logotype he had done for them twenty years before.
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under various names, and then renamed when that foundry was bought out by
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Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
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After Western Foundry merged into 44:adding citations to reliable sources 1069:(1925), a private face designed by 833:), based on hand lettering done by 679:(1920, Laclede Type Foundry, later 466:. This was shortened to one name, 933:Klaxon Auto Warning Signal Company 802:), modeled on original samples of 14: 1006:Goudy Open Italic + Modern Italic 470:, when Western was taken over by 458:) When Advance was taken over by 403:Steelplate Gothic Heavy Condensed 395:Steelplate Gothic Light Condensed 472:Barnhart Brothers & Spindler 351:Steelplate Gothic Heavy Extended 317:) most of the line was dropped. 307:Barnhart Brothers & Spindler 279:, but attributed to Wiebking by 164:Barnhart Brothers & Spindler 20: 1055:(1921, privately cast), cut by 31:needs additional citations for 899:), a private face designed by 796:True-Cut Bodoni + Light Italic 183:Typefaces designed by Wiebking 1: 817:Type Matrices cut by Wiebking 387:Steelplate Gothic Extra Light 301:they were originally cut for 660:Advertisers Gothic Condensed 629:. The line was retained by 474:. The line was retained by 137:Robert Wiebking was born in 1114:Samples of Wiebking's fonts 881:. Originally designed for 875:Wiebking, Harding & Co. 845:department store. Cast by 841:, though commissioned by a 837:for advertisements for the 786:Bodoni Light + Light Italic 1257: 952:Metropolitan Museum of Art 893:Baron's Boston News Letter 883:Kuppenheimer & Company 713:dean of American printers. 665:Advertisers Gothic Outline 1150:Rollins, Carl Purlington 637:Advertisers Gothic series 563:Caslon Clearface + Italic 145:in 1870, he emigrated to 1061:National Biscuit Company 1045:(1921, nc), drawings by 705:this face was re-cut as 425:Steelplate Gothic Shaded 373:Steelplate Gothic Italic 313:(owners of the original 288:Steelplate Gothic series 919:Munder-Thompson Company 462:, the face was renamed 435:), known in England as 399:Steelplate Gothic Heavy 391:Steelplate Gothic Light 151:Marder, Luse, & Co. 1169:"No Bodoni Typography" 1097:American Type Founders 709:and named in honor of 476:American Type Founders 407:Steelplate Gothic Bold 311:American Type Founders 251:Engravers Roman + Bold 217:World Gothic Condensed 1187:Anatomy of a Typeface 1081:Newberry Binding Type 1033:Proctor & Collier 839:Pabst Brewing Company 237:), originally named 174:how to cut matrices. 1091:, metal patterns by 641:Western Type Foundry 627:Bold Condensed Title 615:Engravers Litho Bold 611:Western Type Foundry 567:Western Type Foundry 549:Advance Type Foundry 528:Western Type Foundry 524:Advance Type Foundry 504:Western Type Foundry 486:Western Type Foundry 460:Western Type Foundry 456:Advance Type Foundry 411:Western Type Foundry 369:Western Type Foundry 347:Western Type Foundry 325:Western Type Foundry 303:Western Type Foundry 277:Morris Fuller Benton 275:Usually credited to 160:Western Type Foundry 156:Advance Type Foundry 40:improve this article 1231:People from Schwelm 1093:R. Hunter Middleton 1039:advertising agency. 711:Norman T. A. Munder 581:Caslon Light Italic 281:R. Hunter Middleton 231:World Gothic Italic 189:World Gothic series 172:R. Hunter Middleton 129:from 1911 to 1926. 887:Dale Guild Foundry 857:Pabst Roman Italic 763:Munder Bold Italic 683:), a knock-off of 655:Advertisers Gothic 297:Copperplate Gothic 271:), later known as 1182:Lawson, Alexander 1089:Ernst F. 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