Theo Rehak

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Theo Rehak is a typographer and author of Practical Typecasting (ISBN 0-938768-33-6) and "The Fall of Atf; a Serio-Comedic Tragedy". He is one of the few remaining craftsmen in the field of metal typefounding. Rehak was the last person trained by the American Type Founders before their 1993 bankruptcy. He formed the Dale Guild type foundry in 1994, purchasing a significant portion of ATF equipment. He is also an historian and has assisted museums, including The Smithsonian, around the world in creating exhibits and demonstrating printing technologies.

The Dale Guild type foundry is one of the last type foundries, and the last in the United States to cast hard foundry type. Rehak has several Barth casters and a Benton pantograph. This collection of equipment has enabled Rehak to continue casting type of historical importance.

In 1999, the Dale Guild was asked to reproduce Gutenberg's Biblia Latina font. Rehak and another person spent 5 short months cutting matrices and casting a replica set of Gutenberg's type. This became known as B-42. The font and ancillary materials is the most complete study of Gutenberg's type founding activities in existence.

Theo Rehak has slated the Dale Guild for close (and thus his retirement) for early 2009.

He was President of The Typophiles from 1995 to 2005.