| marzipan | Posted: 22 May 2025, 01:49 PM |
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Hello! I know someone has an interest in Linotype machines, so thought I'd post a thread in case anyone else is interested (or knows where more are!) ------------- |
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| marzipan | Posted: 22 May 2025, 01:49 PM |
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Switzerland - Basel: Basler Papiermühle (Basel Paper Mill). https://www.baslerpapiermuehle.ch/ This is a museum that takes you from paper making to book binding via writing/calligraphy/type casting/printing. It's an old water powered paper mill. I hadn't been expecting to see a Linotype machine there or Monotype, but they have both. They aren't on all the time though. Last edit by marzipan at 22 May 2025, 01:49 PM ------------- |
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| marzipan | Posted: 22 May 2025, 01:49 PM |
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England - Amberley, West Sussex Amberley Museum https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/explore/explore-industry/printers-workshop/ Last edit by marzipan at 22 May 2025, 01:49 PM ------------- |
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| mit | Posted: 27 May 2025, 08:22 AM |
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There is apparently a linotype machine at the science museum in Manchester, though I haven't been there and I don't know if they turn it on. ------------- |
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| marzipan | Posted: 27 May 2025, 02:14 PM |
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Cool, looks like there's some interesting stuff there anyway. I assume the machine at Amberley still works. This will be a few decades ago, but I saw the Linotype and Monotype in action there and was given my name in lead, as cast by both of the machines. ------------- |
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| mit | Posted: 4 Jul 2025, 10:48 AM |
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I've still yet to visit Amberley, I need to organise that at some point. Not long after I posted that video about invention, a wonderful person gave me the nicest and most thoughtful gift I've ever received: my name in linotype matrices. They even managed to pin the schizophrenic font!  I guess there must be millions of old matrices in the wild that nobody wants, but still, I thought this was a really nice idea. ------------- |
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| marzipan | Posted: 4 Jul 2025, 01:57 PM |
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That is very cool! The fact a mould can be "the right way round" (unmirrored text) messes with my head slightly. But yes it makes sense. ------------- |
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