Fonderie Olive
French type foundry
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The Fonderie Olive, in English, Olive Foundry, was a small but high-profile type foundry located in Marseille, France. It is best known for the work of the typeface designer Roger Excoffon, hired by the foundry’s last director, Marcel Olive.[1] In 1978 the foundry was acquired by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company which transferred photocomposition rights for all faces to Haas.
| Industry | Type foundry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1836 |
| Defunct | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Marseille, France |
| Key people | Roger Excoffon |
Typefaces
These foundry types were produced by Fonderie Olive:[2]
- Antique Olive (1962-1966, Roger Excoffon)
- Banco (1951, Roger Excoffon)
- Calypso (1958, Roger Excoffon)
- Chambord (1945-51, Roger Excoffon)
- Choc (1955, Roger Excoffon), also released by Amsterdam Type foundry in 1964.
- Diane (1956, Roger Excoffon)
- Mistral (1953, Roger Excoffon), also released by Amsterdam Type foundry in 1955.
- Vendôme (1954, François Ganeau), also released by Bauer Type foundry in 1962.
