Actually the type was part of an embossing system that I helped TM's boss sell on EBay. Most of the system had seen almost no use.
As a kid, I had the opportunity to tour a newspaper printing office that still used the type trays and letters. I don't remember the exact process, but somehow the letters were stamped onto a lead drum to make the "master" for printing a page. They had to "build" and print each page individually.
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For a journalist like me, that is sheer gold, Dave
Where did you find these old relics? I used to do typesetting, back in the late 80's, but even then, it was all by computer... no lead.
Hey... Tagged ya!
Actually the type was part of an embossing system that I helped TM's boss sell on EBay. Most of the system had seen almost no use.
As a kid, I had the opportunity to tour a newspaper printing office that still used the type trays and letters. I don't remember the exact process, but somehow the letters were stamped onto a lead drum to make the "master" for printing a page. They had to "build" and print each page individually.
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