Justus Fox a German Printer of the Eighteenth Century.

The article presents a biographical profile of the 18th century German American printer Justus Fox and the history of the press in the United States. Details are given outlining the life of Fox, particularly describing his career as an engraver and printer. Events in his life mentioned include his apprenticeship to a printer in childhood and his career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comments are given outlining the woodblock methods used by Fox and his contemporaries in the colonies for publishing newspapers and books. Fox's relations with printer William McCulloch are mentioned. Comparative notes are also related between the printing techniques and economic conditions of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.