History Classwork | The Linotype Machine

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Part One

Title your entry.... Subject | date/range of dates

 

Part Two

Via the internet, find and post 1. an example of Shole's typewriter, 2. an example of Merganthaler's Linotype machine and 3. an example of an operator using a Linotype.

 

Part Three

Within the entry, answer the following questions in sentence/paragraph form and in your own words.

1.  Why was the typewriter an important part of our history?

2. What is typesetting?

3. Why was the Linotype the greatest advance in printing since movable type?

4. How does the Linotype keyboard differ from the keyboard we use today?

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