Private company
Western Type Foundry
American type foundry company based in St. Louis, founded in 19011
Western Type Foundry was founded in 1901 to compete with the conglomerate and near-monopoly, American Type Founders. In 1914 Western purchased the Advance Type Foundry in Chicago from Wiebking, Hardinge & Company, though even before this Robert Wiebking did most of the punch-cutting and matrix making for Western.2 It ceased to exist in 1919.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Western Type Foundry was founded in 1901 to compete with the conglomerate and near-monopoly, American Type Founders. In 1914 Western purchased the Advance Type Foundry in Chicago from Wiebking, Hardinge & Company, though even before this Robert Wiebking did most of the punch-cutting and matrix making for Western.2
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- WikipediaWestern Type Foundry
- WikidataQ7988398
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- 1WikidataWestern Type Foundry on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWestern Type Foundry on Wikipedia