Linotype Factories

The illustrations on this page are from the Ottmar Mergenthaler Museum,  digitised by Doug Wilson.

You can read more about how Doug came across these images on the Metal Type forum here: Linotype: The Book.

Linotype factory in Baltimore
Mergenthaler’s own factory in Baltimore
Ottmar Mergenthaler in his Baltimore, MD factory surrounded by his employees
Ottmar Mergenthaler in his Baltimore, MD factory surrounded by his employees
Interior of the Baltimore factory
Interior of the Baltimore factory
Shop in Berlin, Französisch Straße 33a, where the Linotype was first shown in Germany
Shop in Berlin, Französisch Straße 33a, where the Linotype was first shown in Germany
The first business premises of the Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen-Fabrik in Berlin
The first business premises of the Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen-Fabrik in Berlin
Linotype factory in Brooklyn, NY in 1888 (left) and 1892 (right)
Linotype factory in Brooklyn, NY in 1888 (left) and 1892 (right)
The Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen-Fabrik GmbH headquarters building on Chausseestraße 23 in Berlin, Germany circa 1936
The Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen-Fabrik GmbH headquarters building on Chausseestraße 23 in Berlin, Germany circa 1936

More factory photographs: Don’t miss some great photographs from the Intertype factory in Brooklyn, USA in 1966. Intertype Factory, 1966

 

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