Dave Seat's Linograph Project

[Dave Hughes]

It looks like Dave Seat, of Hot Metal Services has acquired a Linograph, complete with magazines and matrices, and is planning on restoring it back to working order.

From Facebook:

I would love to see one of these working! I would love to see some more pictures of the machine in the meantime, but haven't located any yet.

[Dave Hughes]

There is quite a comprehensive article on the history and development of the Linograph machine on Metal Type here: The Linograph



Intriguingly, Terry Foster included this snippet of info in the article he wrote:

An early Linograph machine, in working order but not having been operated for several years, is in the Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a gas-pot heated model.

[Dave Hughes]

I haven't seen an update on Dave Seat's project recently, but I'm keeping an eye out.

In the meantime, there seems to be another preserved Linograph at Kunstprenteverket - The Art Printworks in Norway.

They posted this teaser on Instagram recently:

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These pictures give a great overview of the Print Works.

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