A few weeks ago I came across a 93 year old Linotype in Seattle that was headed for the scrap yard, which I've (for some strange reason that eludes me) decided to name Betty:
I managed to convince the owner to hang on to it... her... for a little while longer while I tried to find a home for the machine. There were no local volunteers for adoption, so I decided to take the problem into my own hands and try and go get the thing myself. I've just exhausted my own fun-time budget by recently buying and shipping a printing press from Portland to my home, so I don't have the money to save the Linotype myself.
I started an Indiegogo fundraiser (very much like kickstarter) to try and raise enough money to rent a truck an trailer and go get the thing. It is not my intention to add another Linotype to my 'collection', one is more than enough. I want to save it for someone else that might be interested in taking up a new hobby. It is my hope that any funds left over from the fundraising could be used to help relocate the Linotype to its permanent home once it is found.
You can find out more here:
http://www.linotyperescue.org
And the Indiegogo campaign can be found here:
Operation Linotype Rescue | Indiegogo
If you're interested in helping out with a donation, please do so! I've made good progress so far, but there's still a long way to go! If you know of anyone that might be interested in such a cockamamy project, please share these links with them.
- Keelan
I managed to convince the owner to hang on to it... her... for a little while longer while I tried to find a home for the machine. There were no local volunteers for adoption, so I decided to take the problem into my own hands and try and go get the thing myself. I've just exhausted my own fun-time budget by recently buying and shipping a printing press from Portland to my home, so I don't have the money to save the Linotype myself.
I started an Indiegogo fundraiser (very much like kickstarter) to try and raise enough money to rent a truck an trailer and go get the thing. It is not my intention to add another Linotype to my 'collection', one is more than enough. I want to save it for someone else that might be interested in taking up a new hobby. It is my hope that any funds left over from the fundraising could be used to help relocate the Linotype to its permanent home once it is found.
You can find out more here:
http://www.linotyperescue.org
And the Indiegogo campaign can be found here:
Operation Linotype Rescue | Indiegogo
If you're interested in helping out with a donation, please do so! I've made good progress so far, but there's still a long way to go! If you know of anyone that might be interested in such a cockamamy project, please share these links with them.
- Keelan