Dave Hughes

@metaltype.bsky.social

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Founder of the Metal Type website: https://metaltype.co.uk/wpress

Casting borders on the Monotype
Models of Linotypes
Ludlow Typograph
Intertype Fotosetter
Metal Type's first venture into AI
The Linotype Junior
Doug Wilson's presentation
The lost Chinese matrices
An ATF Phototypesetter
A row of German Linotypes
Foucher Type Caster
Linotype border slides
Purnell's Printers
Linograph mat left; Linotype right
A Monotype portrait
An impressive row of linecasters
A rare maker's plate
Whitbread Inn Signs
Linotype cufflinks
A Lego Lino
Bus ticket printing in Japan
Rare presses for sale
Mystery type
Ottmar Mergenthaler
A German Linotype
Composing room, Madagascar
Great use of an old teapot
Intertype WWII advertising
Italian Linotype machine
Working at the Stone
Greek matrices
Boy Printer with Platen
A Linotype dress
Where does any mat run?
72pt Coronet Bold
Ludlow Typograph Matrices
Advertise on Metal Type
William Caxton statue
Late Model Linotype
Bühler rotary press
ATF News Composing Stick
An Allen West switch
Dropping off a "take"
Model 8 Linotype
A Roman face
1972 Monotype Photosetter
The Linotype Bulletin
Cropper treadle press
Operating a Linotype keyboard
1912 Linotype advertisement
Linotype Model 794
Quality Type Listings
Commemorative Linotype matrix
Gutenberg commemorative jewellery
Intertype Desktop Fotosetter
A German 3-colour letterpress machine
Elrod Strip Caster
Part of the Antwerp collection
Compositor at frame block
Paris Flash type sample