Linotype and Machinery (South Africa) Limited in South Africa acted as an agent for the parent company, Linotype and Machinery Co Ltd, and was incorporated on 1 January 1914. The agency had its registered office at 188 Fleet Street, London. The agency began operating in South Africa on 1 May 1914.

On 29 June 1914, Linotype and Machinery Co Ltd granted Linotype and Machinery (South Africa) Limited the sole right to the re-sale of Linotype machines in the Commonwealth of South Africa and Rhodesia {Zimbabwe]. The agency leased an office in Cape Town from 18 June 1914.

The agency operated successfully until 1964, when the its financial losses resulted in voluntary liquidation. The agency closed in June 1965, and Spicers (South Africa) Ltd began to act as agent for Linotype and Machinery Co Ltd in South Africa.