Linotype

[hotmetal]

I'll never forget when the typeshop I was at bought an early postscript imagesetter, around 1989 (not a Lino, however) and the young smartass salesman threw a floppy at me and said:  "Lino this, quick!"

Glad that "verb" didn't stick around too long!

Compugraphic?

Close - it was a Varityper.

Meanwhile, I recently acquired my very own letterpress, a Craftsman Monarch (not made by Sears, by the way.) A friend was getting forclosed on and had to empty his garage fast and I ended up with his letterpress, 3 Gestetner silkscreen duplicators (a type of mimeograph) and a Ditto (the machine that made the purple copies that people sniffed in grade school and now call mimeos, which is incorrect, they're dittos, a completely different printing process.)

The letterpress did not come with any type and is missing the rollers. He thinks it was last used as a diecutter. I'll probably try and sell it and split what I get with my friend.

[Sabrina The Turd Polisher]

German Linotype film...uber cool!
Vorführung einer Linotype Setzmaschine

[gnubler]

Was ist das? :scheiße:

[Syphon]

...strippers.

I miss telling people "I'm a stripper".   

Yea, I miss those days. It was nice making a little extra money from all those ten dollar bills being stuck down my pants.  :grin:

[Sabrina The Turd Polisher]

Was ist das? :scheiße:

Das ist not crap! Look at that machine!

[Sabrina The Turd Polisher]

...strippers.

I miss telling people "I'm a stripper".   

Yea, I miss those days. It was nice making a little extra money from all those ten dollar bills being stuck down my pants.  :grin:

You did THAT?! ERRR, let that happen to ya?  :laugh:

[Syphon]

...strippers.

I miss telling people "I'm a stripper".   

Yea, I miss those days. It was nice making a little extra money from all those ten dollar bills being stuck down my pants.  :grin:

You did THAT?! ERRR, let that happen to ya?  :laugh:

Well I couldn't say no when people just automatically stuck money in my pants every time I said I was a stripper.
Of course, when they saw what was under the pants, they paid me to put my pants back on.

[Sabrina The Turd Polisher]

 :laugh: :laugh:

[gnubler]

Notice how Joe has not posted here. Prolly too bashful. Who knows what lurks under that rich, silky tiger skin suit of his.

[Joe]

 

[DigiCorn]

...strippers.

I miss telling people "I'm a stripper".   

Yea, I miss those days. It was nice making a little extra money from all those ten dollar bills being stuck down my pants.  :grin:

Technically, you still "strip" files. I tell people I "strip" all the time. No one ever questions it. I guess since the Full Monty, they figure anyone can do it. There are a lot of undiscriminating old maids without the internet looking for goodie bags all the time.

[gnubler]

No one questions it because we still accept "camera ready artwork". :laugh:

This said by Bossman at least once a week...and we haven't had a camera for years.

[frailer]

Great vid, Sabrina.      betcha this guys wearing lederhösen.

[gnubler]

The angry German in the corner?

Are you on crack? Do they even have that in Oz?

[frailer]

The angry German in the corner?

Are you on crack? Do they even have that in Oz?

Yes, we are slavish followers of such trends.