Gunner Asch wrote:
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I didnt have a chance to actually test the stuff.
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So Im always a bit...anxious about "linotype"

Ah - if I were I linotype seller (Bill ... ?), I'd take this as a
marketing lesson and sell my stuff in its original form (type sticks),
rather than melted into ingots. The buyer could be sure that it was
linotype.

Bob