Founded
1872
Defunct
1892 (acquired by ATF)
Founder
James A. St. John
Headquarters
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Art Gothic by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1885
Art Initials by Central Type Foundry
Atlantis by Central Type Foundry in 1885
Atlanta by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1885
Cushing Old Style by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in ca. 1880s–90s
De Vinne by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1892
De Vinne by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry1892
Eccentric by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1881
Hogarth by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1885
Jefferson by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1892
Jupiter by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1888
Laclede by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1897
Lafayette by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1883
Multiform by Central Type Foundry in 1892
Old Style by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1886
Othello by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry 1892
Quaint Roman by Gustave F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1890
Raphael by William W. Jackson for Central Type Foundry in 1883
Rococo by Charles E. Heyer for Central Type Foundry in 1883
Romana by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1892
Saint Louis by Central Type Foundry
Steelplate Script by William W. Jackson for Central Type Foundry in 1888
Washington by Gustav F. Schroeder for Central Type Foundry in 1886
Timeline
1888
acquired by Boston Type Foundry
1892
acquired by American Type Founders
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