Grafotechna

 ( Letterpress Font Foundries ) 

Grafotechna (Grafotechna n. p., Závod 5, Výroba písma, mosazných linek a matric) was a Czechoslovak type foundry, created in 1951. It ceased to exist after 1990. It was the only manufacturer of moveable type in the former Czechoslovakia.

Among other things, it manufactured fonts designed by Czech type designers Oldřich Menhart and Josef Týfa.

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Typefaces These foundry types were produced by Grafotechna:Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, , p. 2408-249

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External links

• "Manuscript" font by Oldřich Menhart, 1946. Released in Czechoslovakia by Grafotechna
• Czechoslovak Typography
• History of Grafotechna (in Czech)

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