Farewell Etaoin Shrdlu

Synopsis: Records the last night on which the ‘New York Times’ was printed using ‘hot type’ cast from molten lead. Linotype setting, page make-up, stereotype matting, curved metal-plate casting and the final run on rotary presses are closely followed and explained. Printers give their reactions to the impact of change upon them and are seen, retrained. operating the new ‘cold type’ computerised phototechnology.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 29 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1980
Availability: Hire
Uses: General industrial archaeology - showing how machines became redundant. Courses in printing, graphics etc. for background material.*
Subjects: Technology
Keywords: industrial archaeology; newspapers; printing

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