Typecaster

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OBJECT TYPE: MATERIAL
DATE: 1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0517.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ RUBBER/ SYNTHETIC/ WOOD HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 168.0 cm
Width: 95.0 cm
Height: 150.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typecasting
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 LEADS, SLUGS, BORDER & RULES
Technical: BEFORE THE MATERIAL MAKER WAS MARKETED IN 1923, REGULAR MONOTYPE COMPOSITION CASTERS HAD BEEN CONVERTED TEMPORARILY TO MAKE MATERIAL/ THE MATERIAL MAKER SERVED TO SPEED OUTPUT & IMPROVE THE PRODUCT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST IN 'MONOTYPE'/ COMPONENTS INCLUDE 'CANADIAN/ CUTLER-HAMMER/... MOTOR CONTROL', 'PARTLOW CONTROL/ MODEL/ M2-J102-10KL', 'LANSTON MONOTYPE CO./ DIV. OF LANSTON INDUSTRIES INC./ PHILEDELPHIA, PA U.S.A./ ELECTRIC MELTING POT/NO. 1015 WATTS 4400'/ MAIN MFR'S PLATE PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH GREASE 'LANSTON/MONOTYPE MAC[?]/ TRADE MA[RK]/ MONOTYPE/ REG. U.S. PA[T][?]/ PATENTED UNDER [?]/ OF THE FOLLOWING [?] '1193344/ 1193388/ 1220056/ 1220128/ 1222415/ SERIES M [?]'/ ALSO PLATE 'CANADIAN GOVERNMENT/ PRINTING BUREAU/ EQUIP. NO. 34096/ DO NOT REMOVE'
Missing: From CA of 02/17/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED BLACK, BLACK & DULL SILVER-COLOURED WORKING PTS
Decoration: N/A

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Lanston Monotype Machine Co., Typecaster, after 1923, Artifact no. 1977.0517, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0517.001/

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