type-setting

Example Sentences

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There was a good supply of type, to be sure, but he was not much of a printer, and type-setting did not come easily to him.

From Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way by Stoddard, William Osborn

Thus while he was doing haphazard type-setting, and trying to interest carriage builders in a new wagon brake, he was also beginning to write.

From Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists by Dickinson, Asa Don

It was Lyle who taught him the art of type-setting.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

Let me now briefly sketch the history of type-setting machinery.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various

Until about 30 years ago, before practical type-setting machines were invented, all type was set by hand.

From Wage Earning and Education by Lutz, Rufus Rolla