 of New York, USA
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Biography
Founded in New York by Scottish immigrants George Bruce and his brother David in 1813, later joined by David’s son.
In 1838 the foundry made a major advance in typefounding: David Bruce, Jr. patented the Pivotal Typecaster in 1845. It made 6,000 pieces of type per hour, a rate that so threatened the employment of many handcasters that a group of them plotted to destroy the machine. The device was used by other typefounders, notably Miller & Richard.
The foundry was acquired by ATF in 1901.
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Further Details
Bruce Type Foundry
New York
USA
Ceased to exist: This foundry is no longer producing fonts.
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