3780 x 2529 px | 32 x 21,4 cm | 12,6 x 8,4 inches | 300dpi
Lieu:
England, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
1950s newspapers - making up a letterpress form in a chase. A Linotype machine assembles matrices or moulds for each letter in a line of type which is then cast as a single piece, called a slug, of type metal in a process known as 'hot metal' typesetting. All these lines are eventually form a page of the paper via the chase. The process allowed much faster typesetting and composition than original hand composition in which operators place down one pre-cast metal letter at a time. The machine revolutionized publishing especially newspaper production, enabling a far smaller number of operators and faster working.
