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- OBJECT TYPE
- typecasting
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1977.0915.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Linotype Parts Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Non-ferrous metal ingot (likely containing lead)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 63.7 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 5.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typecasting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Linotype
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A bar of type metal cast into a form that can be fed into a Linotype typesetter. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Cast into the proper top of the ingot: "LINOTYPE PARTS CO."
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Silver-coloured metal ingot with a small void in the proper bottom.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Linotype Parts Co., Ingot, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0915, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1977.0915.002/
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