Ingalls Kimball
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Ingalls Kimball was an American
printer and entrepreneur.
to American entrepreneur Hannibal Ingalls Kimball and Mary (Cook) Kimball.
Ingalls Kimball attended Harvard College
from 1890 to 1894.
In 1897, Kimball established the Cheltenham Press in New York City
. A year later, Kimball commissioned American architect and type designer Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue to design the namesake Cheltenham
typeface, considered at one point to be the most widely known typeface in the United States.
In 1916, Kimball established the “National Thrift Bond Corporation.”
United States
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printer and entrepreneur.
Early years
Born in West Newton, MassachusettsWest Newton, Massachusetts
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to American entrepreneur Hannibal Ingalls Kimball and Mary (Cook) Kimball.
Ingalls Kimball attended Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
from 1890 to 1894.
Career
After graduation, he started the publishing and printing business Stone & Kimball with Herbert S. Stone.In 1897, Kimball established the Cheltenham Press in New York City
New York City
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. A year later, Kimball commissioned American architect and type designer Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue to design the namesake Cheltenham
Cheltenham (typeface)
Cheltenham is a display typeface, designed in 1896 by architect Bertram Goodhue and Ingalls Kimball, director of the Cheltenham Press. The original drawings were known as Boston Old Style and were made about 14" high. These drawings were then turned over to Morris Fuller Benton at American Type...
typeface, considered at one point to be the most widely known typeface in the United States.
In 1916, Kimball established the “National Thrift Bond Corporation.”