Ludlow Typograph
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A Ludlow Typograph is a hot metal typesetting system used in letterpress printing. The device casts bars, or slugs of type, out of type metal primarily consisting of lead. These slugs are used for the
Ludlow metal typesetting machine in Gutenberg Museum in Fribourg, Switzerland
Type metal
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In printing, type metal refers to the metal alloys used in traditional typefounding and hot metal typesetting. Historically, type metal was an alloy of lead, tin and antimony in different proportions
A sort made from type metal
1698 illustration of a German typefounder preparing type-metal