Category: Historical
Historical items
International Printing Museum

A Model 31 Linotype at the International Printing Museum, plus some other pics, kindly donated by Dr Leland Whitson.
Linotype Factory, Brooklyn

A superb colour illustration of the Linotype Factory in Brooklyn, New York, USA from about 1900-1920. Kindly sent in by Roy Daniels.
Linotype fan? Don’t miss the Linotype Chat section of the Metal Type Forum.
Albert Einstein on the Linotype
Linotype fan? Don’t miss the Linotype Chat section of the Metal Type Forum.
Printing House Museum

The photographs on the following pages were all taken at The Printing House Museum, Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. The museum unfortunately closed down in 2010.
Linotype fan? Don’t miss the Linotype Chat section of the Metal Type Forum.
Intertype Manual
Graeme Howe, from New Zealand sent in these pictures from an old Intertype Manual he had.
Intertype fan? Don’t miss the Intertype Chat section of the Metal Type Forum.
Mystery Photos

Dr Leland Whitson bought the photographs on these pages on Ebay. The seller was unable to supply any details about them.
Can you shed any light on the pictures? If you have any idea when or where the pictures may have been taken please get in touch and let us know.
Intertype Model G4-4SM
The Model G4 is a double distributor mixer machine with four main magazines.
The magazines are of the wide 72-channel and 90-channel types and are available in any desired combination: two wide 72-channel and two 90-channel magazines, or one wide 72-channel and three 90-channel magazines, or three wide 72-channel and one 90-channel magazines.
Intertype Model F4
Intertype Model C4-4SM
The Model C4 is a Universal Straight Machine (single distributor) and requires a magazine shift each time a change is made from one main magazine to another or from one side magazine to another.
Two types of straight machines are available: the straight C type, which carries standard 90-channel main magazines and the straight H type, which is equipped with main magazines of the standard wide 72-channel type.