Barnhart Brothers & Spindler
| Defunct | |
| Industry | Type foundry |
| Founded | Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1873 |
| Defunct | 1933 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Key people
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Oswald Cooper, Will Ransom, Robert Wiebking, Sidney Gaunt |
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Foundry was founded as the Great Western Type Foundry in 1873. It became Barnhart Brothers & Spindler ten years later. 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.
These foundry types were originally cast by Barnhart Brothers & Spindler:
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