Perforator, tape
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MONOTYPE/PAPER/TYPESETTING
- DATE
- 1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0732.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Lanston Monotype Machine Co.
- MODEL
- MONOTYPE
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 10540
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ RUBBER/ PAPER ROLL ATTACHED
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 90.0 cm
- Width
- 64.0 cm
- Height
- 132.0 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO MAKE A CODED PATTERN OF HOLES IN A PAPER TAPE, AS DIRECTED BY A MANUALLY OPERATED KEYBOARD/ THE TAPE PRODUCED WOULD THEN BE USED TO INSTRUCT A MONOTYPE TYPECASTER, & SO PRODUCE COMPOSED TYPE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'LANSTON/ MONOTYPE MACHINE CO./ PHILEDELPHIA, PA. U.S.A./TRADE MARK/ MONOTYPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ PATENTED/ SEP. 28, 1897 JAN. 10, 1911/ JUL. 11, 1899 APR. 18, 1911/ JUL. 17, 1900 JUN. 9, 1914/ MAY 21, 1901 NOV. 17, 1912/ MAY 20, 1902 AUG. 10, 1915/ AUG. 14, 1906 MAR. 20, 1917/ AUG. 20, 1907 FEB. 19, 1918/ NOV. 12, 1907 AUG. 1,1918/ MAR. 31, 1908 NOV. 5, 1918/ DEC. 28, 1909/ SERIAL NO. 10540'/ CAST IN EDGE OF KEYBOARD & ON BODY OF MACHINE 'MONOTYPE'
- Missing
- From CA of 01/17/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- PAINTED BLACK, KEYBOARD PAINTED TURQUOISE BLUE WITH KEYS BLACK, CREAM, RED, DULL SILVER & BRASS COLOURED WORKING PTS & HARDWARE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Lanston Monotype Machine Co., Perforator, tape, after 1918, Artifact no. 1974.0732, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0732.001/
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