The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-10-01
From the Boston Traveller.
To Printers and Publishers.
MIR. DICKINsoN's New TYPE.

We cheerfully insert the subjoined commu-
nication from Mr.. Dickinson at whose Type
Foundry, as we have already had occasion to
state, the new and beautiful type upon which
the Traveller is now printed, was manufac-
tured. The gracefulness and beauty of this
type will he apparent to every tasteful read
er; but printers only will appreciate fully
the remarks of Mr.. Dickinson, respecting it
BY its use we have secured all the advantages
Of a very fair and readable type without any
sacrifice of space. To use a professional
phrase, this type "gets in" more than some
which is considerable smaller and less dis
tinct.
There are only two sizes of type used in
this paper, Minion and Agate. The less
the number Of fonts, or kind of type, used in
the printing of a daily paper, the less the liza
bility of getting the type mixed by the COM
positors, which in the hurry of getting the
paper ready for press, is not Of u%nfrequent oc-
currence. Although we use but two kinds of
type mentioned, still from their peculiar face,
with a very little skill, we are enabled to give
our news and editorial articles as much diver
sity of feature as though we had three or four
kinds of type for the purpose. MIR. Dickinson
has pursued his plans for improvement in
type with great perseverance and sklll,a well
as with unsparing expense. he has succeed
ed eminently in introducing many both use
full and ornamental Improvements, and we
trust he will find his reward in the liberal
support of the brethren Of the type.
To the Editors Of the Traveller:
GENTLEMEN. We notice that the whole
of your paper, including advertisements, is
now set in the new type you were pleased to
purchase of us and with your permission,
we wish to say a word or tHo about our type
founding, etc. There may be some who
would consider it superAuous to say anything,
concluding that the appearance of our type
in the Traveller was commentator sufficient.
But there are persons who are not always
satisfied with the surtace-they wish to go
deeper, and have further and more tangible
proof Of the fitness of matters and things
To such, and indeed to all, we wish respect
fully to say, that we claim to be a regular
bred printer, and that from this position alone,
we have been enabled to see what was want
ed, and what would be most acceptable to the
interests of printers, in the formation of a
new type foundry. During the last twenty
years, we have been more or less conversant
with type founding. But it was some years
after we had opened our printing office, that
we projected the plan Of manufacturing type.
w 1llC llNCSJlndtilS VIZ ouDJSCU1 iOHi phhS w
time, we found that in starting a new foundry
many and important improvements could be
introduced. Under these impressions we
commenced and what is everything to us,
we COMMENCED RIGHT-that is, we had a
REGULAR graduation for all our bodies-with
a uniform HEIGHT for the whole.
Although we commenced with the best ma
terials that could at that time (about five
years ago) be obtained, an experience of two
or three years taught us that better things
were attainable in our new business. Here
was something of a dilemma. So far as our
own immediate interests were concerned, it
were best to keep on with what we had, and
snake the most out of it" as the saying is
We must then be content to settle down on a
level with all around us, and manufacture an
article neither superior in appearance, nor
more durable in quality, than that obtainable
at a dozen other places in the country. This
narrow-minded thought was instantly cast a.
way. We KNEW of a better thing than VIZ
were in possession of, and feeling the posses
sion of it to be a DUTY, we determined at
once to obtain it. We succeeded and that
success gave us satisfaction then, and has CIV
en- US satisfaction ever since. Had we stop
ped where we were, we should not have been
able this day to point out such a piece OF news
paper printing as your own paper now pre-
sents. Our new faces were selected with a
view to the uses to which they we're to be
put. For Book Printing, we have been care
full to select faces that we consider appropri-
ate, as we have in the selection of appropri-
ate faces for Newspaper Printing. In every
instance where we have sold a font Of letter
from our new matrices, we have had from the
purchaser commentators of its beauty and
durability. This has afforded us great salts
faction indeed, and by ALWAYS doing the
BEST we can, AS a TYPE FOUNDER, we
mean to enjoy the pleasure as long as posi-
bic.
What we have said above may be presumed
to be of some interest to our brother printers,
for we wish them to understand that from
our knowledge of the printing business, it
may be fairly inferred that we Do know what
constitutes good printing type. And from
our readiness to adopt all decided improve
ments in type founding, we wish to assure
them that the type furnished by us, for beau
ty and durability, is second to none, either of
American or English manufacture.
S. N. DICKINSON.
To FIND A DROWNED BoDY.-An in-
quest was held lately in Stalfordshire, En-
Ill hof,ra q HutrIins. ESD coroner ot