Linotype had several subsidiary companies. The one that is lesser known is the one in Italy, named Italtype.
It is unclear from the limited sources, but it seems that the Italian Linotype company followed the principles from Intertype: having standardised models, with interchangeable parts. In 1960, this company advertised three models: a Model Alfa with one magazine, a Model Gamma with three magazines, and a Model Delta with four magazines. In the parts catalog, the company lists a lot of parts as being the same. Only when a model-specific part was ordered, customers were asked to mention the specific model.
The Model Alfa has one magazine.
Figure: The Italtype Model Alfa. Source: Linotype s.p.a. (1960).
The Model Gamma has three magazines.
Figure: The Italtype Model Gamma. Source: Linotype s.p.a. (1960).
Photos: Two Italtypes Model Gamma at the former printshop Γραφικαὶ τέχναι Ε. Σφακιανάκης (Graphic arts E. Sfakianakis), Mitropoleos 102, 54621 Thessaloniki.
The Model Delta has four magazines.
Figure: The Italtype model Delta. Source: Linotype s.p.a. (1960).
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