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Photographing the Monotype archives

Written by
Alice Savoie
Posted on
8th October 20198th October 2019

Back in July, our team was joined in the Monotype archives by photographer Laura Bennetto. Laura has long collaborated with the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University…Read More >

Photographing the Monotype archives

A Monotype Composing Machine, 1925

Written by
Alice Savoie
Posted on
2nd April 20192nd April 2019

  This silent film from 1925 provides a lively and informative insight into the life of employees at the Monotype Works in Salfords. The first part of the film walks…Read More >

A Monotype Composing Machine, 1925

Early days of the Monotype Type Drawing Office

Written by
Alice Savoie
Posted on
10th September 2018

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…Read More >

Early days of the Monotype Type Drawing Office

Interviewing Patricia & David Saunders

Written by
Alice Savoie
Posted on
20th August 201810th September 2018

In July 2018 we had the privilege to travel to North Wales to interview two former and iconic members of the Monotype Drawing Office, Patricia and David Saunders. Having graduated…Read More >

Interviewing Patricia & David Saunders
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