Amsterdam Type foundry


The Type foundry Amsterdam was a Dutch type foundry that contributed a number of original type designs early in the 20th century. It eventually became a division of Tetterode. On October 1, 2000, Tetterode transferred the rights for all of its typefaces to Linotype.
In the 20th century only two major typefoundries survived in the Netherlands. In Haarlem the old typefoundry of Koninklijke Enschedé & Zonen was their competitor. In order to divide the market, these firms kept a certain difference in type-height. Amsterdam: 66 + 1/24 point Didot, and Enschedé: 66 - 1/24 point Didot. Enough to prevent the combined use of their type.

Typefaces

Foundry Type

These foundry types were produced by the Type foundry Amsterdam:
These designs were produced by the Type foundry Amsterdam for photocomposition: