"Barn Find" Paul Cichetti's stored Monotype Casters in Frenchtown, NJ click on any photo to see larger image Paul Cicchetti was my friend. He had worked as a union pressman at the old New York Times and began to collect typesetting and printing equipment during the last years of his work there. He's hoped to set up a shop for printing books in his retirement, but that was not to be. He died before he got to it... He collected and stored a lot of equipment in one of the other old barns on the farm where my shop operated since 1986, but he passed away a few years ago and never got to use it. It sat there, in the barn - wrapped in plastic and strapped to pallets until this past weekend when all of his stuff was sold at auction to pay back rent. A lot of his stuff sold at the auction, but not these 4+ Monotype Casters. They are currently available. Note: These photos are large and may take some time to display. But each is linked to a larger version of itself, so be patient and see all the detail in each photo. update: It seems that these all may soon be rescued by ATF - The American Typecasting Fellowship - the last bastion of Thompson and Monotype casters in the country, perhaps in the world.
Please Contact us for details update: It seems that these all may soon be rescued by ATF - The American Typecasting Fellowship - the last bastion of Thompson and Monotype casters in the country, perhaps in the world. contact us to connect with the owner of this equipment page last updated April 24, 2020
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