Title page of Specimen of Printing Types from the Foundery of Biny & Ronaldson (1812)
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Detail map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Overview map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

A: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Binny & Ronaldson Open the First American Type Foundry

1796
Page opening from the type specimen book of Binney & Ronaldson (1812)
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Page opening from the type specimen book of Binney & Ronaldson (1812)

In 1795 Scots Archibald Binny and James Ronaldson opened the Binny & Ronaldson type foundry in Philadelphia. This was the first type foundry in the United States.

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Typography: Letter & Type Design