A new poem written and sent in by Mike Wilson of Bridlington in the UK.
In far-off days,
when Macintosh deterred the rain,
and hot metal reigned supreme,
there dwelt abroad,
in solitary splendour or ranked and rowed:
the linecaster.
Category: Stories/Anecdotes
Local Newspaper Memories
Dave Hughes tells of his time on the Yorkshire Evening Press and South London Press, UK.
I WAS first introduced to the Linotype machine in the mid 1970s when I started work as an Apprentice Compositor at the Yorkshire Evening Press, then located in Coney Street, York.
Novice Linotype Operators
Here’s a couple of photographs that have been offered for sale on eBay recently. Both seem to fit neatly under the heading of novice linotype operators.
Do you like to buy print-related items on eBay? Then check out our eBay Listings (US & UK) section on the Forum.
Printers Anatomy
Many thanks to the late Jeff Zilles from Australia for sending in this cartoon.
Welcome to Metal Type
METAL TYPE is the place for printers, typesetters and newspaper workers, who fondly remember those letterpress days, to come and reminisce.
The site originally concentrated on the ingenious Linotype mechanical typesetting machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1884.