The Museum of Printing Unveils Plans for a Linotype Service & Repair Directory

As part of its Linotype Legacy initiative, the Museum of Printing is creating an international directory of people who repair Linotype and other hot-metal typesetting machines. If you offer such services, or if you know of someone who does, please submit contact information via this web form: linotype-professionals-signup-form.

We also ask that you share this information broadly through social media, using the hashtag #LinotypeRepair.

We believe that by gathering this information we will be able to achieve one of the key goals of the Linotype Legacy initiative, which is to make it easier to find those who can service and repair Linotype machines.

The Museum of Printing’s Linotype Legacy fundraising initiative was begun in December of 2019. The latest development in the Museum of Printing’s Linotype Legacy work is a series of 10 videos with master mechanic Dave Seat. These can be viewed on our YouTube page.

About the Linotype Legacy Fund

The Linotype Legacy Fund is the Museum of Printing’s fundraising campaign to preserve the legacy of the Linotype. We are in a unique position to embrace the important mission of preserving the historical impact of the Linotype and assuring that there will be a core group of people who know how to operate, service, and repair Linotype machines.

In addition to helping maintain our working Model 31 Linotype as a living example of what the technology is capable of, funds raised through the Linotype Legacy campaign are being used to train operators & maintenance professionals, educate the public about the Linotype via lectures, movies, and hands-on demonstrations, and enlarge & improve our Linotype exhibit with enhanced displays

For more information and to learn how you can help, see: https://museumofprinting.org/news-and-events/help-save-the-linotype/.

About the Museum of Printing

The Museum of Printing is dedicated to preserving the history of printing, graphic arts, and typography while showcasing their continuing influence on our culture. In addition to many special collections and small exhibits, the Museum contains hundreds of antique printing, typesetting, and bindery machines, as well as a library of books and printing-related documents.

The Museum is located at 15 Thornton Avenue in Haverhill, Massachusetts. You can find us on the web at https://museumofprinting.org and follow our social media activity on Facebook (The-Museum-of-Printing), Instagram (museumofprinting), and Twitter (@MOPrinting).

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