Typesetting

• Title

  Hand Composition at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

  Date

  1940s

  Length

  11:30

  Topics

  • Typesetting
  • Printing
  • B&W
  • Silent
  • Print Production
  • Letterpress

  Description

  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.