The Legend of the Linotype Machine

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Uploaded by on Jun 18, 2008

George describes the workings of the linotype machine at the Print Museum, Historic Washington State Park

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  • Wow!

    I find it hard to believe that one man thought of all this and got all the 10,000 part of it working right, in a time before electronic computers where made, even better was the fact he fix a mechanical clock at thirteen years old and it all mechanical too. and it went around the world on top of that . I wish I could be as smart as he was .

    Thanks George Staples .

  • Each Time An Original Invention Necessitates Serious Hellbox Risks, Don't Leave Unattended (this sentence was written for linotype geeks).

  • I can't wait for the movie! :-D

  • Do you know anyone interested in buying a machine. I have a model 31. I believe it was built in the 1930's. I may be wrong. I have pictures if you would like to see. I am in St. Louis, MO.

  • I grew up around Linotypes. I have run one. I never heard them called "printer"!

  • I mean music

  • Background musing is distracting from the talk :/

  • Thomas Edison after seeing the Linotype machine called it the 8th wonder of the world.

  • Amazing machine. Thanks for posting.

  • I also worked one of these. My first year apprenticeship was the last year the newspapers used them. They used to cause quite a mess if the magazines were lifted off before locking them - matrix everywhere!

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