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Dave Hughes

@mtprinting

Compiler of Printers' Tales - (stories from the letterpress era, avail. in paperback) and founder of the Metal Type printers' nostalgia website

 York, UK
metaltype.co.uk/wpress
Joined November 2010
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Rangzen@revoltinghippie4 Nov 2024
If you keep your head down and your mouth shut, you'll end up living in a world where you have no rights
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Esheru@Eshprojet118 Apr 2023
With each passing day, it becomes more apparent why a billionaire, chose to take an £80k (plus expenses) per year job. I will let you into a secret, it wasn’t for you, I or for the good of the country.
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Alan Royston@pagechord26 Mar 2023
Replying to @jasemonkey
Do they use the same tailor as #Sunak? Of course Sunak get his VAT free from kiddies corner.
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We have 20+ letterpresses on display, many of which are operational. Our studio presses can be used by members, once they are approved. See some of these presses as Director of Operations Mitchel Ahern prints on six of them in under 4 minutes. youtube.com/watch?v=ErKAnkht… 1/2
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@CWUnews14 Dec 2022
Every single striking worker needs to watch this. Let’s expose the establishment. youtu.be/Gljtvwhcdhc
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This collection of glass slides depicts all the work that goes into making a newspaper. These images show paper-making, the composing room, a forme for the Daily Graphic and the editorial room of the Daily Telegraph. #EYANews #ExploreYourArchive
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Max Reid@MaxReidUK16 Oct 2022
Oh dear , oh dear. What’s happened to @JohnLewisRetail ? I was a customer for 40 years (start:18 years old student @SheffieldStar) & the service/people were first class. Now it’s an automated what’s app that doesn’t work with rude people who have no training. Anyone else? – at Hatfield, East
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Alan Royston@pagechord8 Oct 2022
This powerful poem written by Ruby Brindley was presented to me and my five colleagues by Ray Williams NGA Liverpool Branch Sec. I thought I would share it with all those comrades who supported the 'Stockport Six' during the Messenger Newspaper Dispute 40yrs ago.
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This is an eye opener
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NewsThump@newsthump22 Jun 2022
NEWS! British news presenters to go on strike until their employers remove any risk of encountering Mick Lynch newsthump.com/2022/06/22/bri…
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Type Archive. Not wholly surprising news, its closure has been coming for nearly 30 years. Lets hope the Science Museum makes the Monotype and Stephenson Blake collections accessible and not simply relegate them to storage. I have doubts. typearchive.org/
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The car crash interview of the year so far - and that’s saying something! Will these Ministers never learn that defending Boris Johnson always ends badly! Well done @RidgeOnSunday for not letting go!
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AIM@Aimuseums17 May 2022
Trustee vacancy - Norwich Printing Museum - whether you're an experienced museum volunteer or trustee, or an enthusiast for the history and practice of printing, Norwich Printing Museum would love to hear from you. Find out more: ow.ly/zOqg50Ja4oo
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Have you heard about our plans for an international directory of folks who repair Linotype & other hot-metal typesetting machines (like our pal, Dave Seat, shown here)? If you offer such services, or know of someone who does, check out this link: museumofprinting.org/news-an…
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“Union leaders and some MPs claim [the police] deliberately set out to attack demonstrators and came equipped for a fight…suddenly and without warning, mounted police charge into the crowd…”  TV report from the Wapping strike, which began #OnThisDay 1986.
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Dave Hughes@mtprinting20 Nov 2021
Looking for a gift for the letterpress enthusiast? My store has some unique items: zazzle.com/store/metaltype #letterpress #linotype #gifts
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Dave Hughes@mtprinting19 Nov 2021
Here's a poem from Printers' Tales - now available in paperback - an ideal gift for #print historians. #letterpress metaltype.co.uk/wpress/print…
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The video @BBCNews hopes will disappear without trace has now been sent by the public soaring past 31 MILLION VIEWS. Imagine the panic at #BBC as it approaches 50 million. Keep going!
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Zoë Chan@ZoeTypelark6 Jul 2021
In ‘the old days’ I took part in this wonderful Wayzgoose in real life. This year I’ll be taking part virtually! Come join me and many other brilliant #letterpress people online this Sunday!
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Join us this Sunday for our online virtual Wayzgoose celebrating the fantastic wealth of the letterpress and printing communities around the globe on 11 July from 10–1pm BST. Participants will share their work and wares with us using the #SBFWayzgoose sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/st-…
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🍻Mega Competition Time!🍻 We are opening a @BrewDog bar in Las Vegas! Retweet for the chance to win an amazing 4 day trip to Las Vegas for the official opening for you and a friend. 3 lucky winners will be picked at random 🙂
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