Posted 6 years ago
mareredware
(177 items)
Hello all! It has been a few months since I have posted. I've been sorting and organizing this month. Found this clip and photo of my dad back in the late 1940's. He was the owner and editor of our local newspaper. He and his partner are making up the type on a Linotype machine. The heavy metal type slugs were assembled in iron frames called chases. The whole assembly of type was wedged into the chase and lifted onto the four page press. Each page weighed about 125 pounds!!
Hi Mary!!
So good to see you posting again. Such a great picture of your Dad and the story behind the machine. And those 125 lb pages, wow!!!!
Hello jscott! I really enjoy this site and all the interesting collectables and items of interest and I like sharing my own. I try to remember to post when I think I have something others might enjoy. Thanks for showing interest in my post. I remember dad packing those pages and how tedious and messy it was. Later, I worked at another newspaper where I set type and the procedure was much easier. I typed the copy from the reporter's notes. This was fed into a machine that shot out my copy all ready to lay out for the day's paper. I've no idea how advanced it is now. Are there typesetters? It's been 40 years!
Thanks to valentino for loving my story! I both loved and laughed at the personal aspect of a small town paper. Ours reported if someone had a guest from out of town, a bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, etc. And we would hear about it if we failed to report all of this very important news! I'll bet your mom's column was great!
thanks to Manikin, vetraio, ttomtucker, fortapache, TassieDevil, ho2cultcha, mikelv, caperkid and SpiritBear.\ for loving my past. Much appreciated.
post, not past. darned spellcheck!!
Wow what a machine !!! They definitely don’t make them like they used to :) Great post of your father’s legacy.