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That awesome typesetting machine is called a Linotype, and they're slowly disappearing. There's a cool Kickstarter project to film a documentary about them. ht
by fourspace 15y ago
That awesome typesetting machine is called a Linotype, and they're slowly disappearing. There's a cool Kickstarter project to film a documentary about them.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/206589381/linotype-the-film http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/206589381/linotype-the-f...
- beej71 15y agoI've seen two in real life--one in a museum in Palo Alto, and another in a museum in Philomath, Oregon. Haven't ever seen one operate, though.
- rexreed 15y agoThere's one in regular operation - and you can get your hands on it, too - at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
- wazoox 15y agoI've seen an actual Linotype still in use in Saint Léonard de Noblat. It's in a printing shop in activity since the late 15th century. They're also making their own paper, and still use a movable type printing press. A very interesting place to visit.