Odlewnia Czcionek Samuela Orgelbranda Synów

The emergence and development of the Samuel Orgelbrand’s Warsaw type foundry coincided with the eve of the industrial revolution in publishing and type-setting in the second half of nineteenth century. This was also a preparation for the large enterprise in publishing and production: multi-volume Encyclopedia for the general public. The paper contains the description of technologies and devices used in this facility. A story of plant until its demise in the twentieth century is presented.