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Offer - Mergenthaler Model 36 Linotype

Thu, 07 Mar 13 23:06:45 +0000

We are a Florida Newspaper that would like to sell a Mergenthaler Model 36 No. 67640 Linotype machine that has been on public display in our lobby for the past 30 years or so. The linotype appears to be complete and even has the original chair and wheeled side table. The buyer would need to arrange for packing and shipping of the linotype. This machine appears to be in good vintage condition.

Offer - Adana plus a variety of composing equipment

Mon, 18 Feb 13 09:10:13 +0000

I have an Adana 8x5 in good condition, 11 cases of type, composing stick, chase, quoins, furniture and a lead cutter. Happy to sell in one lot or in bits. Looking for £500 for the lot. david.howes@live.com for more detail (I'm in the UK)

Offer - 0.918 Bumper Sticker

Mon, 26 Nov 12 22:18:08 +0000

Let everyone know you're into letterpress with this "type high" bumper sticker.Available now in the Metal Type Zazzle shop.http://www.zazzle.com/oval_bumper_sticker-128351778079469738?gl=MetalType&rf=238901601947596664

Offer - Linotype Mats

Fri, 02 Nov 12 09:23:19 +0000

I recently obtained a Model G4 Intertype when going through the fonts I found that a 36pt Century Bold Italic 36 148 has not l/c i l or q and no Cap J. Its American Depth and I would love to add this to my growing range of Century

Offer - Letterpress Business Cards

Mon, 29 Oct 12 19:11:03 +0000

Metal Type Printing offers reasonably priced letterpress business cards. UK based, but we ship to Europe and the USA.http://www.mtprinting.co.uk

Offer - Printers' Tales Ebook

Mon, 29 Oct 12 19:10:57 +0000

Printers Tales is a compilation of over 30 stories, from various authors, about the printing industry in the pre-digital age.Before computers became common-place in the late 1970s, to produce a printed page required the skill and expertise of a multitude of time-served craftsmen.Compositors worked with lead type to create words letter by letter. Paper was pressed on to inked letters to reproduce words and sentences. Many of these skills have long-since been forgotten.This compilation brings together memories of the printing and newspaper industries from that era.A lot of the stories involve the Linotype machine, a mechanical typesetting machine, that was used to produce newspapers, and other publications, from the 1880s until the computer revolution of the 1970s/80s.There are stories, poems and limericks from authors from the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand, all of whom share a common workplace experience.From tales from American "tramp printers" who were able to travel the length and breadth of the United States working on various newspapers on the way, to the unique language and terminology used by compositors on a London Fleet Street "companionship" and lots of stories in between.Available on Kindle from Amazon US or Amazon UK - other formats available at Smashwords.