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Intertype Fotosetter

The Intertype Fotosetter.

Taken from the book “Operation and Mechanism of the Linotype and Intertype” by J Ashworth, first published in 1955.

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...languages such as Chinese and Japanese, where the number of characters used was greater than the number of keys on the Intertype Fotosetter. Read the Full Article . . .

...mainly linecaster technology to produce photoset output.

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1 – A Brehmer book stitching machine

Thanks to Teo Pelho, from Finland, for sending in these pictures, taken at the Deutsches Museum, Munich and the Gutenberg Museum,

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