Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
November 3, 1853
The Davenport Gazette
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Account of a blind printer in Gosport, Indiana, who sets type remarkably well, averaging 5,000 ems per day and up to 8,000, with assistance from a partner reading copy.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
A Blind Compositor.
The Greencastle (Ia) Banner gives the following account of a blind printer, now at work in the Chronotype office in Gosport, Indiana:
"One of the gentlemen connected with the establishment is a blind man, and sets type remarkably well. He is the first blind man printer we ever came across. He stated to us that his average day's work was about 5,000 ems! and that he had on several occasions set from 7,000 to 8,000! His letter is distributed for him, and his copy read by his partner, his memory being so perfect he can retain from four to six lines; when this is finished he cries "set," when another sentence is read and thus he continues on through the day."
The Greencastle (Ia) Banner gives the following account of a blind printer, now at work in the Chronotype office in Gosport, Indiana:
"One of the gentlemen connected with the establishment is a blind man, and sets type remarkably well. He is the first blind man printer we ever came across. He stated to us that his average day's work was about 5,000 ems! and that he had on several occasions set from 7,000 to 8,000! His letter is distributed for him, and his copy read by his partner, his memory being so perfect he can retain from four to six lines; when this is finished he cries "set," when another sentence is read and thus he continues on through the day."
What sub-type of article is it?
Prodigy
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Blind Compositor
Type Setting
Remarkable Memory
Printing Office
Where did it happen?
Chronotype Office In Gosport, Indiana
Story Details
Location
Chronotype Office In Gosport, Indiana
Story Details
A blind man works as a compositor in a printing office, setting type with exceptional speed and memory, assisted by a partner who reads the copy aloud.