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- OBJECT TYPE
- Linotype
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1977.0914.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass matrices
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.5 cm
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Height
- 4.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A set of metal matrices, each bearing a recessed character or letter. The matrices are composed into a line by a typesetter and used to cast type slugs later used for printing. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Each matrix has a letter, a number or a special character.
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Dark, brass-coloured metal matrices.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Matrix collection, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0914, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0914.003/
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