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Hi Subscriber, Here's what has been happening on the site recently. The highlight for me has got to be Dave Seat's Linograph restoration project. I'd love to see one of those working! Also, don't forget to have a go at this week's Printle!

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US and UK keybars and stopbars

Monotype Chat • February 19 • David Bolton

I know the UK and US stopbars are differently numbered, apart from S5, but are they physically different, I.e. can one tell one from the other? Same goes for keybars. But more confusingly, the olde...

Re: French Monotype Rival?

Monotype Chat • February 18 • Maarten Renckens

Thanks! The short translation on Ebay mentions:

First page cut out from the French magazine "Génie civil" from Saturday August 15, 1908. "Civil Engineering" is a weekly review of French and fore...

Dave Seat's Linograph Project

General Chat • February 18 • 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...

Re: Repairing and wiring an Allen West SCF starter

Monotype Chat • February 16 • Tom Burbridge

We have a very old Archer mill. Inside is a Allen West & co. Multi-motor Panel.

It is a Type: SC
number: C983C21

Does anyone know where can I get a Schematic for the Electrical?

Another New Monotype Design

Monotype Chat • February 15 • Val Lucas

I have been bitten bad by this bug and can't stop designing new things to cast. I hope you all won't mind me sharing the latest, Folium Tesselatum- an 18pt quad border/ornament piece.

Re: Ludlow Punches

General Chat • February 15 • Val Lucas

Hi @jdmitch- I still have them, haven't decided to sell them yet though. They're pretty neat and until I absolutely need that space I might hang on to them just for the history.