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Anatomy of a Linotype

Assembly

FEATURES of the Linotype Assembly Mechanism taken from “Linotype Leadership” published in 1930 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company.

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The New Linotype

...“Blower” machine and the un-named “most prominent typesetting machine.”

The document compares “The most prominent typesetting machine” and the old “Blower” Linotype to the new model: Read the Full... Read the Full Article . . .

Typesetting

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All-Purpose Linotype

Details of the APL (Linotype’s version of the Ludlow) taken from “Linotype Machine Principles” published in 1940.

THE ALL-PURPOSE LINOTYPE (APL) is a complete, self-contained unit Read the Full Article . . .

German new-line Linotypes

...manufacturers—Linotype, Intertype, Monotype and Ludlow—were still introducing new machines and typefaces and providing spares for their hot metal systems.

In America Mergenthaler Linotype and Harris-Intertype had introduced new linecasters... Read the Full Article . . .

The Surgeon Factory

A 262 page, soft bound, book has recently been completed, Linotype set and letterpress printed on a Miehle Vertical, circa 1954, with the help of Leather Apron

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Linotype Comet 300 TTS

...had the opportunity to restore a Linotype Comet 300, complete with Fairchild Operating Unit (attached to the Linotype keyboard) and the perforating keyboard. Read the Full Article . . .

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Linotype Model 14 Brochure

Brochure cover

Robert Griffith sent in some scans of this 1920s advertising brochure for the Model 14 Linotype. It appears to have been produced by the Chicago office

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Linotype Blower

The first commercial Linotype was introduced (after many years of experiment) in 1886. With this machine only 106 characters were available to the operator, as compared with 944 characters

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The Linograph

...expandable wedge spaceband expired in 1909. Certain other Linotype patents became void soon after 1909.

By 1912 it was legally possible for anyone with sufficient capital to manufacture a... Read the Full Article . . .

Editor’s Highlights . . .

Printle: A Word Puzzle for Printers Try our word puzzle – there’s a new one every week.
German “new line” linecasters The story of the most advanced linecasters ever made, with illustrations of all models.
British Print Trade Union Cards – A unique collection of typographically exquisite membership cards from Dave Bowles.
Glossary of Printing Trade Terms – George Clark’s list sheds light on a whole new language!
The Whittaker Collection – Photographs of this definitive collection of linecasters stored at the UK’s Manchester Science Museum.
Banging Out – Fleet Street Remembered -Video documentary about the UK national newspaper industry.
Farewell etaoin shrdlu – A look at the production of the last hot metal New York Times.