History of the Linotype Company

12. Linotype's Periodicals and Special Publications

233 LINOTYPE’S PERIODICALS AND SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS 12 Linotype began publishing a periodical for customers and business prospects in 1904. The first, The Linotype Bulletin was a collection of articles on maintenance, typography, user news, and corporate appointments. By 1912 the Bulletin featured contributions from well-known typographers to showcase the Linotype’s capabilities. Many of the covers and ads were virtually works of art. The publishing schedule was interrupted numerous times during the World Wars and the Depression. Examples of all issue formats are shown here. THE LINOTYPE BULLETIN 1904–1929 The publishing frequency and numbering were quite erratic over the period of the Bulletin’s production . Volume 1, number 1 was published in 1904. No month is listed. It began as a simple newsletter but evolved into a beautiful typographic specimen. Linotype stopped publication in 1929 just as the Depression began and went to a smaller, less graphic newsletter that was less expensive. The only complete set is at the University of Michigan. Many have been scanned and are available on Google Books. vol. 1, no. 1, 1904 vol. 1, no. 2, 1905 vol. 1, no. 3, 1905 vol. 2, no. 1, 1905 vol. 2, no. 6, 1906 vol. 3, no. 1, 1906 vol. 3, no. 5, 1907 vol. 4, no. 1, 1908 vol. 4, no. 3, 1908 vol. 4, no. 4, 1908 vol. 4, no. 5, 1908 vol. 5, no. 2, 1909 vol. 5, no. 3, 1909 vol. 5, no. 4, 1909 vol. 5, no. 6, 1909 vol. 6, no. 1, 1910 vol. 6, no. 2, 1910 vol. 6, no. 3, 1910 vol. 6, no. 4, 1910 vol. 6, no. 5, 1910 vol. 6, no. 6, 1910 vol. 6, no. 7, 1910 vol. 6, no. 8, 1910 vol. 6, no. 9, 1910 vol. 6, no. 10, 1910 vol. 6, no. 11, 1910 vol. 6, no. 12, 1910 vol. 7, 1911 vol. 8, 1912 vol. 9, 1913 vol. 10, 1914 vol. 11, 1914–1915 vol. 12, 1915–1916 vol. 13, 1916–1917 vol. 14, 1917 vol. 15, 1918 vol. 16, 1920 vol. 17, 1921–1923 vol. 18, 1924–1928 vol. 19, nos. 1–2, 1929 LINOTYPE BULLETIN 234 LINOTYPE BULLETIN CONTINUED 235 LINOTYPE MAGAZINE 1932–1935 Linotype Magazine was published on an erratic schedule starting around 1927. After 1929, when the Bulletin ceased, until 1936, when Shining Lines began, Linotype produced an interim publication that appeared only four times—1932, 1934 (twice), and 1935. It was eight pages with none of the beautiful typographic specimens that graced the Bulletin’s pages. 236 LINOTYPE SHINING LINES 1936–1938 These small (5 ¼ x 8-inch) 16-page booklets were all text. Edited by Theodore Dreier, they were published monthly and contained short articles. Shining Lines was described as “An intimate, personal message from Linotype executives to their fellow executives in publishing and printing offices, with whom they would like to visit oftener.” Later, after the publication ceased, Dreier wrote a column in Linotype News called “Shining Lines.” LINOTYPE SHINING LINES vol. 1, nos. 1–12, 1936 vol. 2, nos. 1–12, 1937–1938 vol. 3, nos. 1–4, 1938 237 238 LINOTYPE NEWS (NEWSPAPER) 1924–1940 This publication had fewer exemplars of Linotype art and more of pragmatic typography. Some issues were printed on newsprint and some on better stock. Very few have survived because the newsprint has disintegrated. Most were issued four times a year. LINOTYPE NEWS NEWSPAPER vol. 1, 1924 vol. 2, 1925 vol. 3, 1926 vol. 4, 1925 vol. 5, 1926 vol. 6, 1927 vol. 7, 1928 vol. 8, 1930 vol. 9, 1930 vol. 10, 1931 vol. 11, 1932 vol. 12, 1933 vol. 13, 1934 vol. 14, 1935 vol. 15, 1936 vol. 16, 1937 vol. 17, 1938 vol. 18, 1939 vol. 19, 1940 239 240 LINOTYPE NEWS (TABLOID) 1941–1950 The tabloids were all printed on coated stock and had a significant amount of photography. All were monochrome and emphasized news rather than examples of typography. During this time special issues on newsprint were published. LINOTYPE NEWS TABLOID vol. 20, 1941 vol. 21, 1943 vol. 22, 1944 vol. 23, 1945 vol. 24, 1946 vol. 25, 1947 vol. 26, 1948 vol. 27, 1949 vol. 28, 1950 241 242 LINOTYPE NEWS...