To use the Linotype, the person typed in the characters he required on a keyboard to formed a mold. He would then pour melted lead into the mold to form a cast. After pouring the lead, he would have gone to finish some other jobs and then come back when the cast was set. Once the job was finished the lead could be re-melted and used again for the next mold! The print shop owner often developed brain conditions from working with lead all day. This Linotype printing press - model 8 #42223 is the youngest model of printing press on display at the Cumberland Heritage Museum.