Type metal is an alloy of lead (Pb). Pure lead is a relatively cheap metal, is soft thus easy to work, and it is easy to cast since it melts at 327 °C (621 °F). However, it shrinks when it solidifies …

In printing and typography, hot metal typesetting (also called mechanical typesetting, hot lead typesetting, hot metal, and hot type) is a technology for typesetting text in letterpress printing. …

Movable type (US English; moveable type in British English) is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a …

type metal, alloy of lead, antimony, and tin used to make type characters for printing. By varying the proportions of the metals, the desired properties are produced for different kinds of …

Skyline now offers for sale many type and border fonts, with new additions each month. You will find our type to be reasonably priced, because we want to preserve and promote letterpress …

Traditional composition was based on hot metal, which includes hand composition of foundry type. For much of the history of printing, composition was hand composition of hand-cast type. …

Jul 27, 2009 · The phrase hot type (sometimes hot metal or hot lead) refers to a printing technology developed late in the 19th century in which molten lead is injected into a mold to …

Oct 12, 2024 · Type metal is an alloy used in traditional typesetting and printing. It has unique properties that make it ideal for casting movable type. Let's dive into some fascinating facts …

The invention of movable metal type is regarded as a technological revolution that contributed to the civilization of humanity. It was invented during Korea's thirteenth-century Goryeo dynasty....

Apr 12, 2016 · Traditional letterpress printing requires physical letters, cast from metal or carved from wood, which get inked and pressed into paper to make a print. In the next two blog posts, …