| Company type | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Industry | Type foundry |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Founder | Melbert Brinckerhoff Cary Jr. |
| Headquarters | New York City |
Key people | Melbert Cary, owner, founder, Doug McMurtrie, vice-president (1925), Frederic Goudy vice-president (1927) |
Continental Type Founders Association was founded by Melbert Brinckerhoff Cary Jr. in 1925 to distribute foundry type imported from European foundries. The influence of more modern European type design was thus felt in the United States for the first time, and American foundries responded by imitating many of the more popular faces. A.T.F.'s Paramount and Monotype's Sans Serif series are two examples of this.