Mergenthaler Linotype Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Company
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| gptkbp:acquisition |
Acquired by the company in 1969
Baldwin_Technology_Company |
| gptkbp:advertising |
Innovation in typesetting technology
George_W._Houghton |
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Monotype_Corporation
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| gptkbp:businessModel |
Manufacturing and selling typesetting machines
Adapted to digital printing |
| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:Monotype_Corporation
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Graphic arts industry
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influence on journalism and publishing
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| gptkbp:customerBase |
Newspapers and publishers
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| gptkbp:debutYear |
Transition to digital typesetting
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| gptkbp:dissolved |
1978
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| gptkbp:employeeCount |
Over 1,000 at peak
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| gptkbp:employees |
Over 1,000 (at peak)
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| gptkbp:era |
Decline of hot metal typesetting.
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
Linotype typesetting system
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| gptkbp:financials |
Typesetting and printing solutions
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| gptkbp:founded |
1886
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| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Ottmar_Mergenthaler
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| gptkbp:hasFunding |
1961
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| gptkbp:headCoach |
gptkb:William_H._H._Houghton
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Facilitated mass communication
Contributed to the newspaper industry Enabled faster typesetting processes First successful typesetting machine Influenced modern printing technology Pioneered mechanical typesetting |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Introduction of Linotype machine
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
Printing industry
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| gptkbp:industry |
Printing
Typesetting |
| gptkbp:influence |
Modern printing techniques
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| gptkbp:innovation |
First keyboard-operated typesetting machine
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| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_H._Mergenthaler
gptkb:Ottmar_Mergenthaler |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Impact on graphic design
Advancement of printing technology Linotype machine Contribution to publishing industry Historical importance in media evolution Influence on modern printing Influence on typography |
| gptkbp:localBusiness |
Manufacturing
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:market |
Printing industry
Significant in early 20th century Commercial printing |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Pioneered mechanical typesetting technology
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Monotype machine
Linotype_keyboard |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:William_H._Mergenthaler
gptkb:Ottmar_Mergenthaler gptkb:Henry_H._Mergenthaler gptkb:Charles_H._Mergenthaler gptkb:George_Mergenthaler |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
1970s
Defunct |
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Mergenthaler_Linotype_Company,_Inc.
Baldwin_Technology_Company |
| gptkbp:partnerships |
Alliances with educational institutions
Various printing companies Collaboration with technology developers Collaborations with graphic design firms Joint ventures in typesetting technology Partnership with various printing companies |
| gptkbp:patentCitation |
Numerous patents in typesetting
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| gptkbp:productionCompany |
Mechanical typesetting
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| gptkbp:productLine |
Typesetting machines and accessories
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| gptkbp:products |
Linotype machine
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| gptkbp:reach |
International sales and distribution
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| gptkbp:related_to |
Typesetting technology
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| gptkbp:revenue |
$100 million (at peak)
Varied_over_years |
| gptkbp:sells |
NYSE: LYN
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| gptkbp:service_area |
Worldwide
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| gptkbp:services |
Typesetting services
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| gptkbp:significance |
Revolutionized typesetting
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Expansion into international markets
Introduction of phototypesetting technology Transition to digital typesetting Development_of_the_Linotype_keyboard Introduction_of_the_Linotype_machine_in_1886 |
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Linotype_GmbH
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| gptkbp:technology |
Automated typesetting
Hot metal typesetting |
| gptkbp:traditions |
Typesetting evolution
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| gptkbp:website |
www.linotype.com
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