Post by clivel on Jun 25, 2023 5:57:15 GMT
(and still does) when the "computer" gives way too many extra spaces between words and letters, in order for the right margin to be flush.
Printers used a composing stick to arrange the type by hand. Spaces of different widths were inserted between words to fill the line, after which the aligned type would be transferred to the chase ready for printing.
It probably took a fair amount of skill and practice to be able to set the type in a reasonable amount of time.
It probably took a fair amount of skill and practice to be able to set the type in a reasonable amount of time.
Newspapers, magazine etc were not set by hand, instead they made use of a Linotype machine which had a keyboard and as the name suggests, cast a whole line of type at once. These machines were truly mechanical marvels that revolutionised the news paper industry. For justification, these used two wedge shaped spacers between words to adjust the inter-word spacing.
Clive