The Linotype 

Described by Edison as the 8th wonder of the world, I was fortunate enough to see 2 of these pivotal machines at The Charles River Museum while visiting Boston for work.

It was a hot metal typesetting system that literally used molten metal into lines on type for the printing process.  Linotype became one of the mainstay methods to set type, especially small-size body text, for newspapers, magazines, and posters from the late 19th century to the 1970s and 1980s

More details on the factory site : https://storyus.life/+seymours/charles-river-museum

Author: Ben Seymour

Date: 6th July 2019