Stephenson Blake & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Blake, James
- Garnett, William
- Stephenson, John
- Caslon, William
- Blake Garnett & Co
- Reed, Sir Charles, & Sons Ltd
- Thorowgood, Fry, James & Grover
- Caslon, H W, & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Typefounding
Notes:
Established in 1818 as Blake Garnett & Co by William Garnett, James Blake and John Stephenson. Later in 1818 acquired London type foundry of William Caslon, who had broken away from the main Caslon business of H W Caslon, and moved it to Sheffield. Known as Stephenson Blake & Co from 1841. Received gold medal at 1851 Great Exhibition. 1914 incorporated. Acquired other typefounders after 1900, eg Sir Charles Reed & Sons Ltd, Thorowgood Fry James & Grover, H W Caslon & Co Ltd, etc. By c1960 last surviving independent typefounder. Ceased production as typefounders in c2005 but continued as precision engineers having diversified into toolmaking in early 20th century
Publications:
- A South Yorkshire Family of Type Founders by Blake, W G
- Century and a Half. Stephenson, Blake, 1819-1969 by Unknown
- Letter Founding. A historical record by Unknown
- Notes on a Typefoundry. The rise of Stephenson, Blake & Co Ltd by Pollard, Sidney
- Souvenir of Inspection of the Type Foundry and Woodwork Manufactory of Stephenson, Blake & Co and Sir Charles Reed & Sons of Sheffield and London by Unknown
- Stephenson, Blake & Co and Sir Charles Reed & Sons by Unknown
- Stephenson, Blake & Co Ltd, Sheffield. Typefounders by Pollard, Sidney
- Stephenson, Blake. The last of the old English typefounders by Millington, Roy
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Blake, James
- Garnett, William
- Stephenson, John
- Caslon, William
- Blake Garnett & Co
- Reed, Sir Charles, & Sons Ltd
- Thorowgood, Fry, James & Grover
- Caslon, H W, & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Typefounding
Notes:
Established in 1818 as Blake Garnett & Co by William Garnett, James Blake and John Stephenson. Later in 1818 acquired London type foundry of William Caslon, who had broken away from the main Caslon business of H W Caslon, and moved it to Sheffield. Known as Stephenson Blake & Co from 1841. Received gold medal at 1851 Great Exhibition. 1914 incorporated. Acquired other typefounders after 1900, eg Sir Charles Reed & Sons Ltd, Thorowgood Fry James & Grover, H W Caslon & Co Ltd, etc. By c1960 last surviving independent typefounder. Ceased production as typefounders in c2005 but continued as precision engineers having diversified into toolmaking in early 20th centuryPublications:
- A South Yorkshire Family of Type Founders by Blake, W G
- Century and a Half. Stephenson, Blake, 1819-1969 by Unknown
- Letter Founding. A historical record by Unknown
- Notes on a Typefoundry. The rise of Stephenson, Blake & Co Ltd by Pollard, Sidney
- Souvenir of Inspection of the Type Foundry and Woodwork Manufactory of Stephenson, Blake & Co and Sir Charles Reed & Sons of Sheffield and London by Unknown
- Stephenson, Blake & Co and Sir Charles Reed & Sons by Unknown
- Stephenson, Blake & Co Ltd, Sheffield. Typefounders by Pollard, Sidney
- Stephenson, Blake. The last of the old English typefounders by Millington, Roy