Typecaster
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MATERIAL
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0559.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO.
- MODEL
- ELROD
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- F2342E
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 182.0 cm
- Width
- 65.0 cm
- Height
- 129.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typecasting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LUDLOW
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CAST MATERIAL FOR SPACING, ETC., & MATERIAL TO UNDERPIN T-HEADED LUDLOW SLUGS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'ELROD/ STRIP CASTING MACHINE/ MANUFACTURED AND SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY/ LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO./ 2032 CLYBOURN AVE., CHICAGO, U.S.A./ MACHINE NO. 2342E/ PATENTED IN U.S.A./ AND OTHER COUNTRIES'/ PLATES ABOVE SWITCHES 'MOTOR HEATERS/ BOTTOM THROAT/ SEALING', 'SIDE THROAT HEATERS/ HIGH MEDIUM LOW'/ PLATES ON CRUCIBLE 'CRUCIBLE HEATER/ TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM/ EFFICIENCY OF THE/ CRUCIBLE HEATER/ KEEP METAL LEVEL/ WITHIN ONE INCH FROM/ TOP OF CRUCIBLE', 'CRUCIBLE NO. EC 6120/ VOLTS 220 [CSA SYMBOL] AC/ AMPS 21 CYCLES 60/LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH COMPANY/ CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A.'/ MARKINGS ON ONE PLATE: "DO NOT APPLY FORCE ON PULLER/ WEDGE CRANK HANDLE TO RELEASE/ LOCKED PULLER WEDGE./ REMOVE THE FOUR SCREWS AND CLAMP/ KNOB HOLDING THE COVER, LIFT COVER/ FROM HINGED BASE, REMOVE SHAFT FROM/ HINGED BASE AND PUSH BASE TOWARD FRONT/ OF MACHINE, WEDGE WILL THEN BE/ ACCESSIBLE FOR EASY REMOVAL."/ MARKINGS ON ANOTHER PLATE: "PAWL MUST BE IN OFF/ POSITION WHEN WEDGE/ IS LOWERED, ALSO WHEN/ RUNNING MATERIAL BE-/ LOW 24 POINT."/ MARKINGS ON PLATE ON COMPONENT PT: "MARGACH/ FEEDER No. 32609/ MARGACH MFG. CO. N.Y."
- Missing
- From CA of 03/15/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- PAINTED GREEN, SILVER-COLOURED CRUCIBLE, BLACK & SILVER- COLOURED WORKING PTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO., Typecaster, after 1920, Artifact no. 1973.0559, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0559.001/
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