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OBJECT TYPE: LINECASTER/SINGLE DIST/2 MAG/TAPE DRIVEN
DATE: 1955–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0969.001

MANUFACTURER: MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE
MODEL: LINOTYPE COMET 300
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3256
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ LEATHER

Dimensions

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

Length: 174.0 cm
Width: 156.0 cm
Height: 180.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MERGENTHALER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1961-1978
Canada: Unknown
Function: AS DIRECTED BY A MANUALLY OPERAED KEYBOARD OR A PERFORATED PAPER TAPE, THE MACHINE AUTOMATICALLY ASSEMBLES & JUSTIFIES INDIVIDUAL MATRICES, CASTS A SOLID LINE OF TYPE FROM THEM, & RE-DISTRIBUTES THE MATRICES
Technical: USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A JUSTAPE & PERFORATOR, THIS SYSTEM WAS A TRANSITIONAL STAGE BETWEEN FULLY MANUAL & FULLY ELECTRONIC TYPE- SETTERS, IT ALSO ALLOWED FOR A GRADUALCHANGEOVER TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN MANY PRINTING SHOPS/ COMET WAS THE FIRST LINOTYPE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR HIGH SPEED TAPE OPERATION
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATES 'TRADE MARK/ LINOTYPE/ COMET 300/ MADE IN/ U.S.A.', 'LINOTYPE/ MODEL COMET NO. 3256/ MANUFACTURED BY/ MERGENTHALER LINO TYPE CO./ NEW YORK, U.S.A./ ORIGINATORS AND IMPROVERS/ OF THE LINOTYPE', 'MOLD/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6', 'CLEAN/ SPACEBANDS/ TWICE DAILY'/ 'FAIRCHILD/ GRAPHIC EQUIPMENT/ TELETYPE [ILLEGIBLE]'/ 'MICRO-THERM ELECTRIC POT/ MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO./ NEW YORK, U.S.A./ SERIAL 50[1]44 WATTS 2800/ VOLTS 200-220 CYCLES AC TYPE [G]', `MICRO-THERM/ CRUCIBLE CONTROL/ SERIAL D17261/ WATTS 2800 CYCLES 5060/ VOLTS 200-250 TYPE C5/ MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO./ BROOKLYN, N.Y., U.S.A.'
Missing: From CA of 01/18/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED BLACK, SILVER-COLOURED WORKING PTS & HARDWARE, KEYS BLACK, CREAM & BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE, Typesetter, circa 1955–1959, Artifact no. 1978.0969, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0969.001/

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