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Graeme How spotted this photo whilst queuing at his local bank \u2014 and managed to get a copy to send in to Metal Type.<\/p>\n

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COMPOSITORS typesetting the breaking news for a busy suburban newspaper, circa 1938.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many thanks to Metal Type stalwart Graeme How for sending in the above picture.<\/p>\n

In Graeme’s own words, “I walked into my local bank and saw the attached picture from their calendar hanging on the wall.<\/p>\n

“I asked the teller to save it for me, which she kindly did.<\/p>\n

“The calendar photos are a series of nostalgia photos of early New Zealand. This one is the July – August page.”<\/p>\n

Linotype fan? Don’t miss the Linotype Chat<\/strong><\/a> section of the Metal Type Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graeme How spotted this photo whilst queuing at his local bank \u2014 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. 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