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Hi Subscriber, Here's what has been happening on the Forum recently. Don't forget, you can now post without having an account.

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Postage Stamps
Did you know Metal Type has the largest collection of print-related postage stamps on the internet? The Forum thread now has over 300 posts of  postage stamps from all over the globe.
Printers' Flowers c.1812
Very nice Tweet from St. Bride's Library to mark the first day of spring.

Linecaster in Estonia - video
Video from the Typa Centre, Tartu, Estonia, showing what I think is a Russian linecaster, with the same unusual "splash guard" mechanism that was seen on this forum posting: Russian Linotype Video.

Re: Ultrasonic cleaning for Linotype Parts
Wayne the Linotype mechanic I work with, did make up an ultrasonic bath to clean some parts from letterpress machines we were overhauling. He made his own bath what it contained I have no idea. It also did a pretty good job of removing rust from galleys.

Introduction - And pics of my Composition Caster
Hello everyone! I recently became the owner of a Monotype composition caster, No. 28474. I already have a couple Linotypes, but this is my first foray into Monotypes.

Re: Ultrasonic cleaning for Linotype Parts
Hi Roger, I would say ultrasonic cleaning isn't that widespread amongst typesetting machine owners and maintainers, judging by the lack of replies to your post.
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Stempel Type Foundry
Some great photographs taken at this working type foundry, which is located in the Haus fur Industriekultur, Darmstadt, Germany.

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