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How to fix a Linotype

Started by Mechanic, April 03, 2020, 08:14:02 AM

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George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA


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Mechanic

When I started my apprenticeship an old Linotype operator said to me, "You've got all the qualifications to be a Linotype mechanic. Brute force and stupidity."
George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA


Dave Hughes

Very good. Do we know which film this is from?

Anyone else notice the plunger had been disconnected!
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George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA

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