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Started by Mechanic, June 20, 2010, 09:52:02 PM

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Mechanic

If someone told you they had a Linotype 6 1/2" high, you might think they were suffering lead poisoning from metal fumes from their machine's metal pot. Such a machine does, or at least did, exist. In 1933 a Linotype operator in Iowa had spent 8 years building a model Linotype, driven by a little electric motor, that went through all the motions of the linotype. I doubt that it cast a slug.

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George Finn (Mechanic)
Gold Coast
Queensland
AUSTRALIA


Dave Hughes

Interesting article George. Just a shame that the quality of the photo was a little poor (letterpress, eh!)

And, of course, it begs the question Where is the model now?
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rag451

Gosh, I wonder if it would be easier to restore something that big...

Robert
Robert Griffith
Burleson, Texas
www.burlesonlinotype.com
www.burlesonhistory.com


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