M & H Type Foundry

M & H Type Foundry Typographers & Typefounders since 1915. All share the premises of a handsome 1928 industrial building in the Presidio national park of San Francisco.

The venerable firm of Mackenzie & Harris, established in 1915, is the oldest and largest type foundry for letterpress printers in the United States. Also known as M & H Type, it offers for sale an extensive selection of fonts of type for hand composition and keeps current with printing technology by providing digital typography as well as traditional lead typecasting and Monotype composition. M &

H Type is associated with Arion Press, fine printers and publishers of deluxe limited-edition books, and the Grabhorn Institute, which sponsors educational and apprenticeship opportunities.

Sometimes these things happen. One less 12pt Deepdene Cap font in the world.
06/07/2021

Sometimes these things happen. One less 12pt Deepdene Cap font in the world.

Had a tour of the Achenbach collection at a few weeks ago! @ Legion of Honor Museum
03/25/2020

Had a tour of the Achenbach collection at a few weeks ago!
@ Legion of Honor Museum

Weekly production meeting takes a new form! Soon we will back casting... For now though
03/25/2020

Weekly production meeting takes a new form! Soon we will back casting... For now though

Brian and I are currently under a shelter-in-place ordinance in San Francisco and are unable to get type orders out for ...
03/21/2020

Brian and I are currently under a shelter-in-place ordinance in San Francisco and are unable to get type orders out for the foreseeable future...

If you are able and interested, you should become lifetime members of the Grabhorn Institute and help support future apprenticeships, preserving the craft, and keeping the lights on while we have to step away ...

Link in bio! And feel free to email us any fun stories, pictures of M&H, or anything else that we can feature on our Instagram.

11/22/2019

Books on display! Come to our open house on December 7th - 11am-4pm! Tour at 1pm.

We are hiring for an Executive Director! If you or someone you know has experience in this realm let us know!
11/15/2019

We are hiring for an Executive Director! If you or someone you know has experience in this realm let us know!

Grabhorn Institute / Arion Press is now hiring for the position of Executive Director in San Francisco. Apply today.

Looking to hire a Marketing/Program Associate! If you or someone you know has experience in this field and would like to...
11/15/2019

Looking to hire a Marketing/Program Associate! If you or someone you know has experience in this field and would like to work at an amazing book making facility, please reach out!

Grabhorn Institute / Arion Press is now hiring for the position of Marketing/Program Associate in San Francisco. Apply today.

Found in the archives...
10/16/2019

Found in the archives...

Replacing a water line... Must take apart whole caster... @ M & H Type Foundry
08/12/2019

Replacing a water line... Must take apart whole caster...
@ M & H Type Foundry

18pt Van Dijck back in stock. We also have all the other sizes from 10pt through 36pt, plus the Italic.Go to our website...
08/09/2019

18pt Van Dijck back in stock. We also have all the other sizes from 10pt through 36pt, plus the Italic.
Go to our website to find the order form.

@ M & H Type Foundry

08/06/2019

18pt Van Dijck ... COMING SOON!

Address

1802 Hays Street
San Francisco, CA
94129

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+14156682542

Website

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