I had assumed Letraset pioneered dry transfer type (https://fontsinuse.com/tags/4507/dry-transfer-lettering) in 1961. They were certainly the most successful brand in the space.
But here’s Prestype, the New Jersey competitor, announcing their product in March 1960: https://archive.org/details/sim_modern-lithography_1960-03_28_3/mode/2up?q=prestype
#Letraset #TransferType #DryTransferLettering
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