Typecaster
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SORTS
- DATE
- 1929–1967
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0506.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Lanston Monotype Machine Co.
- MODEL
- THOMPSON TYPE CASTER
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 10401
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ STONE POT OR CRUCIBLE/ WOODEN HANDLE/ RUBBER BELTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 65.5 cm
- Width
- 61.0 cm
- Height
- 133.0 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CAST FOUNDRY SORTS IN SIZES 5 TO 48 PT., ALONG WITH QUADS, RULE SLUGS, BORDERS - Technical
-
THOMPSON CASTER SUCCESSFUL & IN USE FOR A LONG TIME DUE TO ITS QUALITY, SIMPLICITY & LOW COST/ CAPABLE OF NICKING BODY OF TYPE IN ANY DESIRED LOCATION (WHICH MOST CASTERS COULD NOT) & COULD CAST FROM MATRICES OF MOST OF ITS COMPETITORS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'THE THOMPSON TYPE CASTER/ NO. 10401/ MANUFACTURED BY/Lanston Monotype Machine Co./ PHILEDELPHIA PA. U.S.A.', & PLATE 'SOLD BY/ MONOTYPE CO. OF CANADA/ LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONT., CANADA'
- Missing
- From CA of 02/27/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- PAINTED BLACK, DULL RED DOOR ON FRONT, DULL SILVER & BLACK COLOURED WORKING PTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Lanston Monotype Machine Co., Typecaster, between 1929–1967, Artifact no. 1980.0506, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0506.001/
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