Doug Wilson @onpaperwings@typo.social I don't feel enough of you have appreciated that the Linotype could be powered BY A MOTORCYCLE if in dire straights. Did you know that the Linotype was invented before the widespread adoption of electricity and was originally made to run on the common belt-driven systems in large factories? But that's not all it could run on... [historic photo of a motorbike attached to a linotype machine. The caption reads “Motorcycle Running Linotypes on Mansfield (Ohio) News”]

👀 oh shit

typo.social/@onpaperwing...

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Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra, with really big 60-line French Clarendon XX condensed. wood type (thanks to @andreleebassuet for help printing this morning!) #linotype #letterpress #nowar #fuckice #nokings

- grazie @tipografiamuseo per avermi aperto di nuovo la tua tipografia! #letterpress #linotype #linotipia #solidarity #antifascistisempre Cast in 10pt Aster and Aster Nero, and 14pt Ionico at the the tipografo di Carmine Cervone - and please visit the Tipografia Museo if and when you are in Naples.

(Monstrosity of a typo interrupts coverage of monstrosity of a fascist takeover and war…) #letterpress #linotype #iranwar #nowar #timothysnyder #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra, and 96pt Gothic Medium Condensed

An impressive row of linecasters

Ludlow spare parts

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A rare maker's plate

Cleaning a knife wiper

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“We attacked them so that they wouldn’t attack us. It’s like eating so that later you won’t poop.” — Michelle Wolf @michellewolf.bsky.social #linotype #letterpress #iranwar #epsteinfiles #minabiran #woodtype #warofepsteindistraction

Whitbread Inn Signs

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Well, local printer trudges through snow to make print! (That’s 96.266 cm!). #meltsnowfuckice #letterpress #linotype #snow #blizzardof26 Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra, with 30 Line French Clarendon wood type

Linotype cufflinks

The 150 press

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A Lego Lino

The Bibliographical Society Medal

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If you want to come but can’t afford, let me know.
#letterpress #linotype #codexbookfair #nationofstrangers #ecetemelkuran Cast in 9pt Times with italic, and 30 and 48pt Tempo Heavy Italic @amyborezo see you soon!

#solidarity #shame #peoplepower #abolishice #linotype #letterpress Cast in 8pt Electra with cursive, and 16pt Intertype Abridged Arabic, hopefully not too badly mangled to adapt to Farsi… (thanks @asadch.bsky.social for the help!)

Rare presses for sale

An AI Linotype

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JUSTICE FOR RENEE NICOLE GOOD. 37-year-old mother Renee Good murdered by ICE agents while monitoring an ICE action in Minneapolis, MN.#letterpress #linotype #reneenicolegood #abolishice #abolishicenow cast in 9pt times Roman and set with 30-line wood type To be identified.

Mystery type

Biscuit card

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“Its all so so so stupid” — Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social #linotype #letterpress #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #manuelnoriega #warpowersact #dinosaurcarcasses #typecasting

“We’re coming to the end of the world as we know it and we will need each other. This shouldn’t create fear, it should create humility and generosity and kindness.” — Ece Temelkuran, Nation of Strangers (2026) @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social #linotype #letterpress #bellhooks #yokoono #rememberlove

Love and healing to all involved in this mess of a week, and mess of a world. We can do a whole lot better. Thank you to all the visitors at the DWRI Letterpress open house for printing these posters! #linotype #letterpress #providenceri #i❤️providence #gunviolence #nomoreguns #enough

#letterpress #linotype #massshootings #brownshooting #compassion #solidarity #providenceri #thisisnotnormal Cast in 6, 9, 10, 12, and 14pt Times Roman so even Marco Rubio and his trump goons might read it…

A #linogravure , initially in one color, eventually ended up in about 6 or 7 🤭
A sort of a color puzzle with last plate for black ink as outline
High res version on Patreon (link in bio - linktree)
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A German Linotype

A "Blower" Linotype

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Great use of an old teapot

Papermaker's tears

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#linotype #letterpress #mbs #jamalkhashoggi #thingshappen #uscoastguard #hatespeech #verylucky #donotpushyourluck #restisimportant #typecasting Cast in 8 and 18pt Antique no. 1. THANK YOU Roma for the genuine rescue and twenty questions game in the waiting room. ❤️

Pretty gross stuff… In other news, local printer still tired! #letterpress #linotype #megynkelly #megynkellysucks #magadepravity #epsteinfiles #chuckschumer #schumerstepdown #marjorietaylorgreene #magaisacult #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra with cursive

Italian Linotype machine

Metal Type eBay selections

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#letterpress #linotype #zohranmamdani #mayormamdani #eugenedebs #socialism #workingfamilies #turnthevolumeup #typecasting #sleep Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra with cursive, and 96pt Gothic Medium Condensed

Republicans tear gas trick-or-treaters while denying food aid to millions as a political maneuver…. Yeesh! #linotype #letterpress #chicago #thecrueltyisthepoint #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra with cursive, with Ludlow Halloween mat.

Word Processing: Heavy Metal Style If you want to print, say, a book, you probably will type it into a word processor. Someone else will take your file and produce pages on a printer. Your …read more

Word Processing: Heavy Metal Style If you want to print, say, a book, you probably will type it into a word processor. Someone else will take your file and produce pages on a printer. Your …read more