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Deberny & Peignot

French type foundry

Deberny & Peignot (Fonderie Deberny et Peignot) was a French type foundry, created by the 1923 merger of G. Peignot & Fils and Deberny & Cie. It was bought by the Haas Type Foundry (Switzerland) in 1972, which in turn was merged into D. Stempel AG in 1985, then into Linotype GmbH in 1989, and is now part of Monotype Corporation. Starting in 1925, the Deberny & Peignot type was distributed in the United States by the Continental Type Founders Association.2 It is headquartered in France.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1923Founded1
  • Industrytype foundry1
  • HeadquartersFrance1

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Deberny & Peignot (Fonderie Deberny et Peignot) was a French type foundry, created by the 1923 merger of G. Peignot & Fils and Deberny & Cie. It was bought by the Haas Type Foundry (Switzerland) in 1972, which in turn was merged into D. Stempel AG in 1985, then into Linotype GmbH in 1989, and is now part of Monotype Corporation.2

Timeline

  1. 1975Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1923Founded Founded1

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