The Museum of Printing, North Andover, Massachusetts

800 Massachusetts Avenue · North Andover, Massachusetts 01845


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The Type Heritage Project

We’ve found an ambitious website getting underway that will be of interest to all type lovers: The Type Heritage Project. From their website:

The Type Heritage Project [THP] discovers and documents the histories of digital display fonts originally designed between c1800 and World War I:

Pre-digital tradename(s), year of issue, name and nationality of the designer and/or metal or wood (letterpress) producer.

Based on many years of spare-time research, a series of textbooks is planned. Volume I explores quintessential Victorian faces, a spectacular trove of innovative gems.

Sample PDFs of typical specimen spreads and chapter introductions are available.

This site is intended to supplement the THP textbook series with historical context interpreting all volumes and to become a history-intensive hangout for a community of researchers, revival font developers and forum participants.

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HOURS

From March 31 to November 3 our hours will be Saturdays from 10:00 to 4:00 and occasional Sundays to be announced. Other days by appointment for tours. Contact us at .

Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children, students and seniors. No charge for members.

Showing the Linotype Demonstration by students of North Bennett St. School Demonstration