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Summary
In 1882, James Lowman and Clarence Hanford joined forces to found Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company. After losing their original building in the Great Fire of 1889, the partners reopened the business at 616 First Avenue. There, they expanded into publishing, bookbinding and book selling, and even sold photographic equipment and other supplies to people leaving for the gold fields. In 1902-3, the firm built a large new building next door, on the corner of First Avenue and Cherry Street.
Handwritten on mount: Linotypes.
Handwritten on verso: Lowman & Hanford.
Caption by MOHAI staff.
Subjects (LCTGM): Printers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Printing industry--Washington (State)--Seattle
The Linotype machine is a mechanical typesetting device that was widely used in the printing industry from the late 19th century until the 1960s. Invented by German-American inventor Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1884, it revolutionised the printing industry by allowing faster and more efficient typesetting. The Linotype machine works by casting individual letters and characters in hot metal, which are then assembled into lines of type. The operator types the text on a keyboard, which activates a series of brass matrices containing the characters. These matrices are then assembled into a line, and molten metal is poured into the mould to create a solid line of type. The Linotype machine was widely used in newspapers, magazines and other printed materials and was instrumental in the development of modern typography. However, it was eventually replaced by digital typesetting technologies in the 1960s and 70s.
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