Joseph Jackson (typefounder)

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A portrait of Joseph Jackson.[1] The lettering shown is part of the engraving, not his typefaces.
A 12 pt. roman and italic type cut by Joseph Jackson, shown in a specimen book from c. 1770[2]

Joseph Jackson (1733-14 January 1792) was a British engraver and typefounder who cut, cast and sold metal type.[3][4] His foundry was based at Salisbury Square in London.[5][6] He employed Vincent Figgins as an apprentice. He was in poor health towards the end of his life, but left a considerable fortune. He was also deacon of the Church of Christ, Barbican. He married first Elizabeth (d. 1783) and then Mary (d. 14 Sept 1792).[7] As he was childless, on his death, his estate mostly left to his fourteen nephews and nieces and his type foundry was taken over by William Caslon III. He was buried at Spa Fields Chapel; a sermon was preached on his death by John Towers.[8] His tombstone described him as "a truly honest man and a good Christian...universally respected".[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "[Letters]". The Gentleman's Magazine. September 1796. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ Hay, William (c. 1770). A specimen of some of the printing types belonging to W. Hay, printer. London: William Hay. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ Mosley, James (2004). "Jackson, Joseph (1733–1792)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14539. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ Lane, John A. (1991). "Arthur Nicholls and his Greek Type for the King's Printing House". The Library. s6-13 (4): 297–322. doi:10.1093/library/s6-13.4.297.
  5. ^ John Walker (1814). A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 378–380.
  6. ^ Luckombe, Philip (1770). A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing: With Practical Instructions to the Trade in General. Adlard and Browne. pp. 230–231.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Review of New Publications: Jehovah Jesus, the Alpha and Omega in Salvation. A Sermon, occasioned on the Death of Mr. Joseph Jackson, late Deacon of the Church of Christ Meeting in Barbican". The Gentleman's Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ James Peller Malcolm (1803). Londinium Redivivum: Or, An Antient History and Modern Description of London. J. Nichols. p. 229.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Jackson, Joseph". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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