“Morris Fuller Benton’s ATF version of Baskerville’s design cut
by William Martin for the British printer and publisher William
Bulmer. ATF released the design in 1928.” — Bitstream/MyFonts
“Designed in 1792, the Bulmer types are named not after their
designer, William Martin, but after the printer who used them so
well in his Shakspeare [sic] Press editions. In fact, it was Morris
Fuller Benton who gave them the name back in 1928 when he was
creating revivals for American Type Founders.” — Adobe
“Various sources disagree on dates for the present recutting [an
ATF specimen says 1923] but foundry records show that trial
cuttings of the roman were made in 1925 and the italic in 1926,
with all sizes cut a year later. ATF’s “advance More…
“Morris Fuller Benton’s ATF version of Baskerville’s design cut by William Martin for the British printer and publisher William Bulmer. ATF released the design in 1928.” — Bitstream/MyFonts
“Designed in 1792, the Bulmer types are named not after their designer, William Martin, but after the printer who used them so well in his Shakspeare [sic] Press editions. In fact, it was Morris Fuller Benton who gave them the name back in 1928 when he was creating revivals for American Type Founders.” — Adobe
“Various sources disagree on dates for the present recutting [an ATF specimen says 1923] but foundry records show that trial cuttings of the roman were made in 1925 and the italic in 1926, with all sizes cut a year later. ATF’s “advance proof” of the faces is dated May 1928.” [McGrew]
