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Grafotechna

Grafotechna (Grafotechna n. p., Závod 5, Výroba písma, mosazných linek a matric) was a Czechoslovak type foundry, created in 1951. It ceased to exist after 1990. It was the only manufacturer of metal types in the former

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Grafotechna (Grafotechna n. p., Závod 5, Výroba písma, mosazných linek a matric) was a Czechoslovak type foundry, created in 1951. It ceased to exist after 1990. It was the only manufacturer of metal types in the former Czechoslovakia. Among other things, it manufactured fonts designed by Czech type designers Oldřich Menhart and Josef Týfa.

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These foundry types were produced by Grafotechna:

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*"Manuscript" font by Oldřich Menhart, 1946. Released in Czechoslovakia by Grafotechna *Czechoslovak Typography *History of Grafotechna (in Czech)

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