Matrix set

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OBJECT TYPE: DISPLAY/48,60,72 PT.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0500.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 855-9000-31
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM; WOODEN CASES

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: FOR CASTING LARGE DISPLAY TYPES, ORNAMENTS & BORDERS IN 42, 48, 60 & 72 POINT SIZES FOR TYPESETTING BY HAND
Technical: THESE MATRICES WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE GIANT CASTER. STANDARD DISPLAY MATRICES REQUIRE A MATRIX HOLDER TO BE USED ON THE GIANT CASTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: EACH CASE CONTAINS 72 MATS - ACCORDING TO THE 1935 MONOTYPE CAT., A FULL FONT CONSISTED OF 117 CHARACTERS. From CA of 03/15/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Lanston Monotype Machine Co., Matrix set, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0500, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0500.001/

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