[GreenKeys] Some pictures of stuff in the newspaper biz

[Roy Morgan]

On Dec 8, 2013, at 3:01 AM, dmm at lemur.com wrote:
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> 5. Yes, the really did cast typemetal against paper.
> ... (which could be either flat or cylindrical) was cast from it.

David,

When I was a kid, (late 1950’s likely) there was a tour of the local newspaper - the Greenfield (MA) Gazette, maybe for the Boy Scout troupe.  I remember the linotype machines, and how they read the set up page upside down and backwards to check for errors.  They made a paper impression of the page then cast the cylindrical impression in lead for the press.  I seem to remember that the paper thing was damp at one point - maybe as they made the impression from the flat page of set up type.

the paper is still in operation, surprisingly, but I’s sure they don’t use the hot lead process now.

Roy

Roy Morgan
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