This silent, black & white training film was created for The Lakeside Press in Chicago, Illinois. Using title cards, the film shows the step-by-step method of properly assembling hand type in a composing stick, kerning, display line composition, initials, cutting leads and slugs, spacing, and proofing.
This is a great film for learning the basics of hand composition for letterpress printing.
Ca: 1940s
Hand Composition at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
Printing Films · Season 3 · Episode 10
This silent, black & white training film was created for The Lakeside Press in Chicago, Illinois. Using title cards, the film shows the step-by-step method of properly assembling hand type in a composing stick, kerning, display line composition, initials, cutting leads and slugs, spacing, and proofing.
This is a great film for learning the basics of hand composition for letterpress printing.
Ca: 1940s
This is a great film for learning the basics of hand composition for letterpress printing.
Ca: 1940s
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Season
3
Episode
10
Air Date
12/Apr/2026
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Runtime
12 min
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