DAVE SEAT will be at The Center on Friday, November 11, beginning at 9:00am to show how to set copy using our Linotype Model 31.

No experience is necessary for the operation of a LINOTYPE to attend this event.
The cost of the workshop is $20.

Lunch will be provided.

⬇ Linotype Model 31

Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-1899) invented the Linotype Baltimore in 1886. With over 36,000 parts, this ingenious machine produces slugs of text placed in the letterpress printing press and then printed.

As the Linotype operator types, brass molds called matrices or mats drop down from magazines into the assembly area. Spacers are inserted between words. Once the line is composed, the operator pushes the lever. The sequence of text is elevated into a mold, and molten 535 degrees F metal is injected into the mold. Seconds later, the mold rotates 270 degrees; the slug is trimmed and ejected from the machine. Then the mats and spaces are picked up and automatically sorted back into the proper position for reuse.