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OBJECT TYPE: COMPOSITION
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.1300.001

MANUFACTURER: Lanston Monotype Machine Co.
MODEL: MONOTYPE
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: A8102
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 113.0 cm
Width: 108.0 cm
Height: 146.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Monotype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CAST INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF TYPE & THEN JUSTIFY THEM, AS DIRECTED BY A PERFORATED PAPER TAPE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST IN 'MONOTYPE'/ PLATE 'LANSTON/ MONOTYPE MACHINE CO./ PHILEDELPHIA, PA. U.S.A./ TRADE MARK/ MONOTYPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ PATENTED/ APR. 7, 1896 AUG. 20, 1907/ JAN. 10, 1899 JUNE 23, 1908/ MAY 16, 1899 JUNE 28, 1910/ MAY 30, 1899 APR. 18, 1911/ SEP. 12, 1899 APR. 30, 1912/ MAY 21, 1901 APR. 17, 1914/ MAY 20, 1902 AUG. 10, 1915/ FEB. 17, 1903 APR. 15, 1919/ APR. 21, 1903 JAN. 20, 1920/ DEC. 1, 1903 AUG. 1, 1916/ JAN. 12, 1904MAR. 20, 1917/JUN. 13, 1905/ AUG. 14, 1906/ SERIAL NO. A8102'
Missing: From CA of 02/24/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED BLACK, CHIPPED IN PLACES & RUSTED, SOME SILVER- COLOURED WORKING PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Lanston Monotype Machine Co., Typecaster, after 1916, Artifact no. 1972.1300, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1300.001/

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