History of the Linotype Company

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H I S T O RY O F T H E L I N O T Y P E C O M PA N Y F R A N K R O M A N O R I T P R E S S | R O C H E S T E R , N E W Y O R K © 2014 Rochester Institute of Technology and Frank J. Romano. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any mechanical or electronic means without permission of the publisher and/or the copyright holders, except in the case of brief quotations. Every effort has been made by the publisher to trace and credit all known copyright holders. We apologize for any errors or omissions and welcome any oversight being brought to our attention. All images are from the private collection of Frank Romano, unless otherwise noted. RIT Press 90 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623-5604 ritpress.rit.edu Book and cover design by Marnie Soom Printed in the U.S.A. ISBN 978-1-933360-60-7 (softcover) ISBN 978-1-939125-03-3 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-933360-75-1 (E-book) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Romano, Frank J. History of the Linotype Company / Frank J. Romano. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-939125-03-3 (hard cover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-933360-60-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-933360-75-1 (e-book) 1. Mergenthaler Linotype Company­ —History. 2. Mergenthaler Linotype Company—Biography. 3. Linotype--History. 4. Typesetting machines—History. 5. Type and type-founding—History. 6. Mergenthaler, Ottmar, 1854–1899. 7. Printers—United States—Biography. 8. Inventors—United States—Biography. I. Title. Z253.R736 2014 338.7'68161—dc23 2013047512 To Mike Parker (1929–2014) It was my honor to work with him and learn from him. ...