Fritz Max Steletzer led the Type Drawing Office of Monotype in Salfords from its inception in the early 1900s until his retirement in 1940. This is an extract from one of his notebooks, which are kept in the Monotype archives:
“October 1. 1909 to September 30th 1910
During the year a room has been specially fitted as a Type Drawing Office with specially designed drawing boards & accessories, which we first occupied in May.
There has been no increased in the staff which still numbers 4, namely:
Mrs. Hodges
Miss Pritched
Miss Vincy
Miss Wilkins
Drawings made in year: 8878″
I worked in the drawing office from 1968 to 1969. I also played Prince Charming in the 1968 pantomime Cinderella. My Dad had also worked at Monotype in the 1950’s and he played on the cricket team. Great memories.