Another Incredible Linecaster Pic from Germany

[Dave Hughes]

Another incredible picture, from Flickr, of a huge row of linecasters, stretching as far as the eye can see!

I've asked the poster of the pic if he can give me further details of what's going on, but I'm still waiting for a reply.

I would hazzard a guess that this isn't a museum.


A line of Linotypes by tomscot, on Flickr

[Dave Hughes]

I couldn't resist this picture.

I'm presuming it's from the same building, casting founder's type.

I must go to Germany for my holidays next year!


'double' casters from Stempel by tomscot, on Flickr

[Dave Hughes]

Many thanks to Ludwig, from the Letpress list, for supplying the following details:

That is in Darmstadt, Germany, Haus der Industriekultur, a Museum 
which also houses the Stempel Typefoundry, a active Foundry under the 
hands of Rainer Gerstenberg

Ludwig

[Dave Hughes]

I'm pleased to say that I have tracked down some pictures of the Stempel Type Foundry and added them to the main site:
Stempel Type Foundry.

Many thanks to Thomas Gravemaker for sending them in.

[David Beard]

Hi Dave
Did you ever find out where the line of Linecasters were in Germany?
I was apprenticed as a linotype operator in 1963-68 in Albury NSW Australia
I know it was some time ago the pic was posted

Cheers,

David Beard
Australia

[Dave Hughes]

Hi David, and thanks for posting.

I presume you're talking about the picture in the first post of this topic.

It was taken in Darmstadt, Germany, Haus der Industriekultur, a Museum which also housed the Stempel Type foundry, under the hands of Rainer Gerstenberg.

This incredible photograph, which appears on page 2 of the Linotype Europa thread on this Forum, was taken at the same place:



The photographs were taken over fifteen years ago, though, and since then the museum has closed.

There is a petition, etc. to try and save this incredible collection here: Initiative to Preserve the House for Industrial Culture in Darmstadt.

This "slideshow" (with German descriptions) shows a lot of the machines from the museum.

[David Beard]

Hi Dave

Thank you for the update on the linecasters in Germany.
The invention of the linotype to the end of their time was truly something. Viewing the models in the picture (stirs the blood) as to how far they developed in their time, very similar looking to the Elektron.

Having worked for several newspapers in Australia as a linotype operator,  I never came across any model linotype as pictured in the museum in Germany, truly amazing, however I did have a tour of The Sydney Morning Herald in Sydney typesetting department which were running Elektrons on tape, that was something, it was stated the Herald had the biggest battery of linos in the southern hemisphere.

When Rupert Murdoch launched The Australian newspaper in Canberra I was told (when I was working the Canberra Times) he was running Monarchs on tape, unfortunately I did not see them, later after launching in Canberra he moved the production to Sydney.

Cheers
David Beard
Australia

David

[Dave Hughes]

The Monarchs were great machines. Here's a group of (mainly) Monarchs photographed when I worked at the Evening Press in York, c.1979