Founded by William Caslon around 1720, Caslon’s was the leading English typefoundry of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It continued under William Caslon II. On his death in 1778 the property was split between his wife and his son, William Caslon III. In 1792 the son sold his share to his mother and his sister-in-law to buy the foundry of their rival, Joseph Jacks... All
Founded by William Caslon around 1720, Caslon’s was the leading English typefoundry of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It continued under William Caslon II. On his death in 1778 the property was split between his wife and his son, William Caslon III. In 1792 the son sold his share to his mother and his sister-in-law to buy the foundry of their rival, Joseph Jacks... All