The machines are old and the operators are old giving me pause to slow down and listen. Its hard to imagine what our modern world would look like if the Linotype did not exist. Would we have even have computers, smartphones or any level of modern comfort without it?
This is one of the greatest inventions that effected the exponential growth of all human knowledge. These humble machines are doomed for scrape metal. They were made obsolete by their own success. We all owe the Linotype machine a thank you for everyday conveniences we just take for granted.
I enjoyed watching the operators keying in the lines and just listening to the whirring, clicks, clanks and clinks of the machine. Its puts me into some kind of state like I'm in a trance.
This is one of the greatest inventions that effected the exponential growth of all human knowledge. These humble machines are doomed for scrape metal. They were made obsolete by their own success. We all owe the Linotype machine a thank you for everyday conveniences we just take for granted.
I enjoyed watching the operators keying in the lines and just listening to the whirring, clicks, clanks and clinks of the machine. Its puts me into some kind of state like I'm in a trance.