So... what are newspaper "Column Inches" in actual inches?

[LyleH]

[quote JoeH]Speaking of Linotype, who was the competing maker of hot lead typesetters? I worked in a print shop for a few years between schools, just before they phased out their hot lead typesetting. Can't quite recall the name now.
Maybe Intertype ? From Google - Intertype started as International Typesetting Machine Company in 1911.

LyleH