Inquiry: Any metal type newspapers left? Any metal type web fed presses left?

[Franz]

I have already asked on Facebook, will try to update with responses from both places:

Any periodically published newspapers still printed from metal type?

Any places at all that can operate (not only display) a web fed press from metal type (flat-bed or rotary)? All museums that I know have sheet feed presses in operation, no web.

France: The Le Démocrate de l'Aisne  publishes a weekly paper from hot metal on a web press. They operate a web fed, flat bed:


https://youtu.be/voxTm4WYmwE?si=Ti-32XUmczeorE75&t=524

US, Co: The Saguache Crescent is a one man enterprise, running sheet fed:


https://youtu.be/FZvPFzXZy4o?si=UFMBM77wGDgZZnOv&t=260 (Thanks Bill Whitley)

[Dave Hughes]

Some great videos there @Franz

Interesting that Le Démocrate de l'Aisne appears to use a sans serif face for its body text.

Here's a video of a Cossar Flat-Bed Web Press taking its last run in Scotland in 1991.


https://youtu.be/2GLqrRFmSr0

More info on that press on the main site here: Cossar Flat-Bed Web Press