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Driffield Times & Bridlington Chronicle

Jim Ireland (J. W. Ireland, father of chapel, senior Lino operator at Driffield Times for many years) operating the Model 48 – the one I wanted to work!

Many thanks to Mike Wilson for sending in these two photos and details of his early career.

Driffield Times was once based in Exchange Street, Driffield, and the Linos were upstairs. Read the Full Article . . .

Yorkshire Evening Press, Xmas Eve

Christmas visit — This picture, taken on Christmas Eve 1978, shows (from left to right): The Archbishop of York, Stuart Yarworth Blanch; York & County Press Production Manager Raymond Heppell and David Hughes, Apprentice Compositor.

There are six pages of Yorkshire Evening Press photos on Metal Type. Check the “Related Pages” menu to see the rest.

During my time at the Yorkshire Evening Press it was a tradition that the Archbishop of York visited the works every Christmas Eve to press a green button to start the presses rolling. Read the Full Article . . .

Wairoa Star, 1968

Cossar Press — The Wairoa Star’s (New Zealand) Cossar B16 Flatbed reel fed Printing Press could print up to sixteen tabloid pages in one print run and with the rewind section another eight pages could be added. The press was retired in 1976 when the Wairoa Star changed to offset.

Many thanks to Graeme How for sending in these photos.

We have four pages of articles about the Wairoa Star sent in by Graeme, check the “Related Pages” menu to see the others. Read the Full Article . . .

Albert Einstein on the Linotype

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Yorkshire Post, 1924

Mike Wilson sent in these pictures from a publication entitled “Producing a newspaper: The Story of the Yorkshire Post.” Published in December 1924.

Men and Machines

Pictures taken at the giant Manchester Withy Grove newspaper plant before it closed down in the 1980s. Sent in by Eric Saltmarsh.

Enjoyed the photos? There’s more from Withy Grove on Metal Type. More photos here: Withy Grove – and this page has a lot more photos plus loads of comments and feedback from workers: Withy Grove 2. Read the Full Article . . .

Wairoa Star, New Zealand

Type in composing stick (72pt Christchurch Bold Condensed).

Pictures sent in by Graeme How, taken in the late 60s and early 70s.

We have four pages of articles about the Wairoa Star sent in by Graeme, check the “Related Pages” menu to see the others. Read the Full Article . . .

Queensland Newspapers, Brisbane

Pages waiting to be dissed — Pages being lined up for the last time before being dissed.

Pictures of the last day of hot metal production, sent in by Alan Jones.

The photographs that follow were scanned in from a special edition published by Queensland Newspapers in Brisbane, Australia back in 1982. Read the Full Article . . .

London Evening News 1980

London Evening News stonehands — Dick McWilliams and colleagues round the stone at the London Evening News. The picture was taken the day the paper folded at the end of 1980 after losing out in the circulation war with the London Evening Standard. Dick (a sub) is to the right with glasses and no apron.

All smiles round the stone as the London Evening News bites the dust in 1980. Picture sent in by Dick McWilliams.

Hemphill County News

Picture taken in the 1930s/40s