Where to See a Linecaster or Typecaster Run

1. Linotypes/Intertypes and Ludlows

British Columbia, Canada:

• Vernon Museum and Archives (Vernon, BC, Canada)
  • Linotype Elektron

California:

• International Printing Museum (Carson, CA): http://www.printmuseum.org/

Illinois:

• Platen Press Museum (Zion, IL): http://homepage.mac.com/platenpress/index.html
  • Model 14 Linotype
  • Model L Ludlow Typograph
  • All-Purpose-Linotype
  • Elrod Strip-Caster

Iowa:

• Amana Heritage Society, Homestead Blacksmith's Shop (Homestead, IA): http://www.printmuseum.org/
• Printers' Hall, Midwest Old Threshers (Mt. Pleasant, IA): http://www.oldthreshers.org/
  • Two Linotypes
  • Intertype C4-SM
  • Model L Ludlow
  • Elrod

Florida:

• University of Tampa, BA Studio (Tampa, FL)
  • Intertype
  • Ludlow

Massachussets:

• Charles River Museum of Industry (Waltham, MA): http://www.crmi.org/
  • Two Linotypes
• Museum of Printing (North Andover, MA): http://www.museumofprinting.org/
  • Linotype
  • Intertype
  • Ludlow

Minnesota:

• Dakota City Free Press, Dakota County Fairgrounds. Open during Dakota County Fair (early August), Harvest Moon Festival (mid-October) & a Christmas event (early december).
  • Model 14 Linotype
• Minnesota Newspaper Museum, Minnesota State Fair Grounds (at back of Heritage Square). In operation during the State Fair.
  • Model 31 Linotype
  • Model W Intertype

In addition, Linotypes are reported in the printing shops in the "historic villages" in the Minnesota towns or cities of: Albany (also has a Ludlow), Atwater, Butterfield, Hastings, Jordan, LeSueur, Nowthen, McGrath, and Rollag. Typically these are open during the summer in association with a threshing festival.

Norway:

• Norsk Grafisk Museum [Norwegian Printing Museum] (Stavanger, Norway)

Ontario, Canada:

• Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum (Queenston, Ontario, Canada)

Oregon:

• C. C. Stern Type Foundry (Portland, OR): http://www.ccsterntype.org/
  • [Linotype coming soon]

2. Monotypes and Thompsons

California:

• M & H Type Foundry (part of the Arion Press). San Francisco (in The Presidio). Tours 3 PM on Thursday afternoons; reservations required. http://www.arionpress.com/tours.htm

Oregon:

• C. C. Stern Type Foundry (Portland, OR): http://www.ccsterntype.org/
  • Monotype Type-&-Rule Caster (aka an "Orphan Annie")
  • Thompson Type-Caster [undergoing restoration]

Illinois:

• Platen Press Museum (Zion, IL): homepage.mac.com/platenpress/index.html
  • Monotype-Thompson Type-Caster