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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
More Information
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
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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://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0969.001/
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