Category: Historical

Historical items

Linotype Factory, Brooklyn

Linotype factory
A picture of the Linotype Factory in Brooklyn, New York, USA. I would guess (looking at the vehicles) it dates from some time between the turn of the 20th Century and World War One. The small print at the bottom proclaims it to be “The Largest Composing Machine Factory in the World.” I think it may have been produced as a postcard.

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. Read the Full Article . . .

Printing House Museum

Linotype keyboard
The linotype keyboard. Spacebar to the left, then lower case, numbers, etc. are in the blue section and caps on the right. There is an expanding spaceband on the tray above. The blue section also contained the now little-used ligatures (fi, fl, ff, ffi, ffl).

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. Read the Full Article . . .

Mystery Photos

Operating a Linotype
Operating a Linotype in a very small workshop. The photographer appears to be stood outside the door.

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. Read the Full Article . . .

Intertype Model C4-4SM

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. Read the Full Article . . .

Intertype Model C4

Intertype Model C4


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. Read the Full Article . . .