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About Us
In 1720, William Caslon, an engraver of firearms from the West Midlands, started his career in type design when he created a typeface for the New Testament in Arabic.
Now, 289 years after it was first cast, Caslon remains one of the most popular typefaces of all time.
In 1776, just before the 4th of July, a printer from Philadelphia called John Dunlap famously used Caslon Old Face when he printed the American Declaration of Independence.
Caslon Egyptian Type, which was first cast in 1816 was the first sans-serif printing type to be sold commercially
During the 1914-18 Great War many of the Caslon Type Casting machines were turned over to producing bullets for the British Army.
In 1949, a turbine steamer carrying newsprint from Scandinavia was named “TS Caslon”.
Caslon Limited spent 282 happy (and some not so happy years) in London’s EC1 district then made the bold move in 2002 to its current location in St Albans
The company is still a family owned business. Richard Caslon started work at Caslon Limited in 1983 and is the current Managing Director.
Roy Caslon, was the Chairman of Picon, the British trade association representing suppliers to the printing, publishing, papermaking & paper converting industries, from 2005 until 2007..
Caslon®Limited Caslon House Lyon Way St Albans Herts AL4 0LB / UK T: +44 (0)1727-852211 - F: +44(0)1727-855772 info@caslon.co.uk
