▁direction ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁A TF ▁plant ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁converted ▁almost ▁entirely ▁over ▁to ▁military ▁production . ▁ ▁Bar th ▁C aster s ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁firing ▁p ins ▁and ▁A TF ▁operated ▁two ▁plants ▁in ▁New ark ▁making ▁ord n ance . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁ill - con ce ived ▁efforts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁divers ify . ▁ ▁A ▁furn iture ▁manufact urer , ▁D yst rom ▁Corporation , ▁was ▁acquired . ▁ ▁A ▁compet itor , ▁Lan ston ▁Mon ot ype , ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁but ▁nothing ▁came ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁assets ▁being ▁sold ▁off ▁later ▁to ▁M & H ▁Type found ers . ▁ ▁The ▁decl ine ▁of ▁found ry ▁type ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁might ▁well ▁be ▁illustrated ▁by ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁A TF ▁spec imen ▁books . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁magnific ent ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁catalog ▁was ▁typical ▁of ▁its ▁day ▁at ▁ 1 1 4 8 ▁pages , ▁subsequent ▁ed itions ▁were ▁ever ▁smaller . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁catalog ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 0 7 ▁pages , ▁ ▁while ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁catalog ▁was ▁only ▁slightly ▁smaller ▁at ▁ 1 9 1 ▁pages . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁" des cript ive ▁index ▁of ▁types " ▁was ▁down ▁to ▁only ▁ 2 4 ▁pages , ▁but ▁this ▁recovered ▁a ▁little ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 6 ' s ▁catalog ▁of