The Haas Type Foundry in Switzerland brought us famous typefaces such as Helvetica (originally called Neue Haas Grotesk). Here are some pictures of the type foundry from around 1950. Enjoy!
Punchcutters working on the typeface Diethelm Antiqua.
Drilling with a Pantograph system
The type-casting room
In this department the letters are completed and put together in language-specific sets
The letter storage room
Shipping department
Metal storage room
Print department
Department for brass elements
Galvano department
Cafeteria
Thank you for these great historical photos!!
Happy to know a little more about the birthplace of Helvetica.
Thank you for sharing those great photos. What I’m most impressed with is how clean everything is!
Thank you,
~BT