History

1899
Ottmar Mergenthaler dies at the age of 45 in Baltimore, MD, USA.


1898
The first Linotype casting machine in France is used for newspaper setting in Paris.
The Juxberg-Rust type foundry in Offenbach is purchased by D. Stempel.


1896
Mergenthaler Casting Machines founded in Berlin, Germany.


1895
D. Stempel foundry established.


1894
In Amsterdam, the first Linotype casting machine in Europe is used for newspaper setting.


1892
The 1000th Linotype casting machine is produced in the USA. The Rudhard’sche Foundry in Offenbach is purchased by Karl Klingspor.


1890
Mergenthaler Linotype Company is founded in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Mergenthaler Linotype & Machinery Ltd. is founded in Manchester, England.


1889
The Linotype casting machine is awarded a “Grand Prix” at the World Expo in Paris.


1886
Ottmar Mergenthaler (born in Württemberg, Germany on May 11th, 1854) produces the world’s first linecasting machine in the USA. The machine is called “Blower” and later renamed “Linotype” (short for “Line of type”).