Monotype typefaces

Not to be confused with Monospace typefaces.

The Monotype typefaces were developed by the Lanston Monotype Machine Company and its successors, originally as metal type for use in printing presses. Monotype Imaging has the rights to the original designs, and many more designs from other sources. The remains of the production archive and what is left of the machines were sent to the Type Museum (later the Type Archive) in London, England. There the original matrices can still be accessed and parts of the old machines ordered. The collection itself is the property of the British Science Museum. The survival of the Type Archive was threatened by worsening economic conditions and the need for substantial repairs to the building.

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