The last newspaper using hot metal typesetting

Jan 20, 2016

The last newspaper using hot metal typesetting

Jin Kim 0 Comment Nation linotype, Newspapers, printing press, saguache crescent, typesetting

The Saguache Crescent is the last newspaper in the United States still produced with a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine.

Most newspapers stopped using Linotypes more than 40 years ago and replaced the technology with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting.

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs walks into the newspaper office on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs prints copies of the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs operates a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine as he creates metal type slugs to be used to print the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs makes repairs to a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine as he creates metal type slugs to be used to print the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: A view of a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine at the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and publisher Dean Coombs inspects a metal type slug that was created using a Linotype hot metal typesetting maching at the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs uses a mallet to even out a plate of metal type text before printing the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs lays out blocks of metal type slugs that were created a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine as he creates metal type slugs to be used to print the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs lays out blocks of metal type slugs that were created a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine as he creates metal type slugs to be used to print the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Metal type slugs that were created using a Linotype hot metal typesetting maching sit on a shelf inside the offices of the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs lays out blocks of metal type slugs that were created a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine as he creates metal type slugs to be used to print the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs carries a plate of metal type text before printing the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Blocks of metal type slugs that were created a vintage hot metal Linotype typesetting machine sit on a table the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: A freshly printed copy of the Saguache Crescent rolls off of the press on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs carries freshly printed copies of the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs prints addresses on freshly printed copies of the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: A freshly printed copies of the Saguache Crescent sit on a table at the Saguache Crescent on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs (R) helps a customer with rubber stamp order at the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Awards and memorabilia are displayed on a wall the Saguache Crescent newspaper on January 18, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Saguache Crescent owner and editor Dean Coombs inspects a freshly printed copy of the Saguache Crescent on January 19, 2016 in Saguache, Colorado. The Saguache Crescent newspaper is the last newspaper in the United States that is produced using a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine. Dean Coombs, the paper’s owner and editor, has been publishing the small town newspaper once a week using a Linotype machine that was purchased new in 1921, a few years after his family took over the paper in 1917. Coombs has been running the business by himself for the past 38 years and has no plans of shutting its doors anytime soon. Most newspapers discontinued the use of Linotypes over 40 years ago and were replaced with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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