German Linotypes

Taken from a Linotype brochure published in Berlin in the 1930s. Some quite unusual machines.

Linotype fan? Don’t miss the Linotype Chat section of the Metal Type Forum.

1906-07 Penrose Annual - Wales, UK
View on eBay:Rare 1906–7 Penrose's Pictorial Annual Process Year Book Printing & Graphic Art*The seller also has the 1908-09 annual for sale. See their [url=https://ebay.us/ETRbg...
Quality Type Listings - Missouri, USA
View on eBay:24 pt Bodoni Bold Italic Letterpress Type, 8A, 11a*This seller has more type for sale. See their OTHER ITEMS*Seller's descr...
30pt Coronet Ludlow Matrices - Derbyshire, UK
View on eBay:30pt Coronet Ludlow Matrices / Matrix for Letterpress - exceptional condition*Seller's description:30pt Coronet Ludlow Matrices for use with Ludlow ...

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.

Re: Typesetting Sheet Music
Quote from: stafford on Yesterday at 09:55:52 AMThey came from The Curwen Press, and how they got to St. Brides is a mystery that will never be revealed! (probably)Sounds intriguing
Re: Typesetting Sheet Music
Apart from setting type there was another way, and a set of punches to do it are now somewhere in the St Brides Foundation Library collection.They came from The Curwen Press, and how they got to St. Brides is a mystery that will never be revealed! (probably)
Re: More Ben Franklins Needed!
There have been many postage stamps honouring Benjamin Franklin but the ones that are of interest I have posted in the Postage Stamps thread. I post them here as well to save anyone trawling through that thread if they ...