In southern Colorado, Dean Coombs operates the last linotype newspaper, fighting with and fixing up the the century old typesetting machine in order to put out his family's paper week after week and year after year.
I grew up doing this, my family was in printing for over 100 years. I'm an engineer now, sold the shop i 2015. VERY EMOTIONAL day for me. I hope Dean is well. But I could go to work doing this right now as if I never stopped. (Of course most of my career was in offset printing..... but I grew up doing linotype and form layout since I was 8 years old.)
La linotipia es una máquina entrañable, si te gusta acabas fundiéndote con ella y el plomo corre por tus venas. Soy linotipista jubilado, desde España, y aunque llevo muchos años sin trabajar conozco cada pieza de la máquina y su función. Viva Mergenthaler!
I am sure you already are aware of The Sacramento History Museum. I just watched a clip of them and they showed the Linotype. What a fascinating video it was. Best of luck!
I'm 67, and was told by the local ITU (typographical union) that I was the last person to earn a journeymen level in hot metal. Liontype, ludlow, composition, and lock up. I took my apprenticeship back in 1978 to 1982, in San Bruno, CA. The ITU doesn't exist, it died away when hot metal died, and, from having a strangle hold on the business owners by wages.
I grew up doing this, my family was in printing for over 100 years. I'm an engineer now, sold the shop i 2015. VERY EMOTIONAL day for me. I hope Dean is well. But I could go to work doing this right now as if I never stopped. (Of course most of my career was in offset printing..... but I grew up doing linotype and form layout since I was 8 years old.)
La linotipia es una máquina entrañable, si te gusta acabas fundiéndote con ella y el plomo corre por tus venas. Soy linotipista jubilado, desde España, y aunque llevo muchos años sin trabajar conozco cada pieza de la máquina y su función. Viva Mergenthaler!
Mergenthaler! yes I know! I wish you well. @@MrLinotipia
I am sure you already are aware of The Sacramento History Museum. I just watched a clip of them and they showed the Linotype. What a fascinating video it was. Best of luck!
Beautiful presentation. Thank you for this. Thank you Dean❤
I hope nostalgic young folks fascinated with keeping the old ways around will learn these crafts❤
Looks like fun! Love the old way of doing things. Wish there was a Linotype I could play with here in S.E. London
I did this at the Dunklin County Press in Senath., Mo., in 1950.
I'm 67, and was told by the local ITU (typographical union) that I was the last person to earn a journeymen level in hot metal. Liontype, ludlow, composition, and lock up. I took my apprenticeship back in 1978 to 1982, in San Bruno, CA. The ITU doesn't exist, it died away when hot metal died, and, from having a strangle hold on the business owners by wages.
Boy. I wish i could get this in California
Had -2 typesetter..Lynotype or Intertype....whorever Will do...