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New Zealand, 1938

New Zealand Linotype operators — COMPOSITORS typesetting the breaking news for a busy suburban newspaper, circa 1938.

Graeme How spotted this photo whilst queuing at his local bank — and managed to get a copy to send in to Metal Type.

Many thanks to Metal Type stalwart Graeme How for sending in the above picture. Read the Full Article . . .

Provost News

Rich Holmes, who also provided the Linotype Model 8 Video has sent in these pictures of the Provost News, Provost, Alberta, Canada, including one of his father at the News Editor’s desk.

The old Miehle newspaper press that used to be used by the Provost News in Provost, Alberta Canada during weekly newspaper operations. Read the Full Article . . .

These very evocative pictures of the Rhinebeck Gazette in Rhinebeck, New York State, USA were recently offered for sale on eBay after being purchased from an auction of the estate of a member of the Strong family who owned and edited the paper. They were taken by Harry Coutant circa 1930.

Hampshire Chronicle, 1967

Steve Young sent in this pic and story of a charity event back in 1967.

WINCHESTER Chamber of Commerce organised a “Great Race” in the summer of 1967 as part of their Festival Week. Read the Full Article . . .

Little Giant #6 Video

NICHOLAS KENNEDY of Trip Print Press, Toronto, Canada, sent in this short close-up film of his Little Giant #6 press in action.

Says Nicholas, “It is printing a monthly programme for a local venue. Read the Full Article . . .

Linotype Model 8 Video

Many thanks to the Provost News, Provost, Alberta, Canada, for allowing Metal Type to make use of this video.

https://youtu.be/s8-aYQFmCT0 Read the Full Article . . .

Linotype Model 31 Video

Robert Griffith sent in this video of a Linotype Model 31.

The footage was shot in October 2005 at the Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas, USA. Read the Full Article . . .

Model K Elrod Restoration

Thanks largely to John Nicholson of Hamilton, NZ, the Model K Elrod which had been in storage at the Taranaki Aviation Transport And Technology Museum (TATATM), New Plymouth, is now operational.

To the writer’s knowledge, the Model K had been in the lean-to store of the museum, on a heavy wooden plank base since its arrival at the museum and never used since de-commissioning at the donor’s premises (Taranaki Newspapers Ltd., New Plymouth) around 1985. Read the Full Article . . .

The Modern Typograph

Rogers Typograph — The new streamlined German Typograph machine, which sells for some $6000 crated for shipment at a German seaport, with one font of two-letter matrices. The machine will compose and cast a slug line 32 picas long, and has an electric driving mechanism and an electric pot. Two-letter matrices cost about $300 per font.

The fascinating story of how a new version of this old machine came to be manufactured in 1960.

Article taken from The History of the Printer by Dr. James Eckman, published in 1965 by North American Publishing Company, Philadelphia, USA. Read the Full Article . . .