The National Typesetting Tournament Championship [1886]
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Brock French
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There should have been a follow-up tournament for the men who had to re-distribute the type.2
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I'm wondering how often they did this... more digging...0
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These events were very popular in the late 1880s as typesetters' boasting was turned into a P. T. Barnum -like spectacle in dime museums.
I believe there is a keepsake book from that specific event, which was one of the largest held. There is also a long article in an old issue of Chicago History with all the nitty gritty details.
There are also a number of contemporary books
http://www.amazon.com/The-Swifts-Printers-Typesetting-Races/dp/0813921619 is specifically about these guys
and http://www.amazon.com/Typographical-Tourists-Tales-Tramping-Printer/dp/0918395291 is not so much about the races but a collection of short articles about hobo typesetters collected from the inland printer2 -
Is that a figure 1 rather than a cap I in "Championship"?
If so, brilliant.3 -
Matthew, I wondered if anyone would notice that.0
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