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- OBJECT TYPE
- LINECASTER/MANUAL COMP
- DATE
- 1944–1952
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0944.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO.
- MODEL
- LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH MACHINE
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL WITH RUBBER & SYNTHETIC, WOODEN HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 110.0 cm
- Width
- 89.0 cm
- Height
- 128.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- 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 A LINE OF TYPE FROM A SERIES OF MATRICES WHICH ARE COMPOSED BY HAND IN A SPECIAL STICK/ INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR DISPLAY TYPE - Technical
-
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LUDLOW SYSTEM INCLUDED THE ABILITYTO PRODUCE LINES OF TYPE AT LEAST TWICE AS FAST AS IF SETTING TYPE BY HAND, A SAVING IN FLOOR SPACE AS ONE MACHINE & 1 OR 2 CABINETS COULD REPLACE UP TO 4-6 OF THE OLD-FASHIONED TYPE STANDS/ IT WAS ALSO VERY USEFUL IN JOB WORK AS THERE WAS NEVER A SHORTAGE OF SORTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'LUDLOW/ TYPOGRAPH MACHINE/ MANUFACTURED AND SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY/ LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO./ 2032 CLYBOURN AVE., CHICAGO, U.S.A./ MACHINE NO. 11979/ PATENTED IN U.S.A. AND OTHER COUNTRIES', 'CSA-APP./ NO. 4084'/ CAST IN 'LUDLOW'/ COMPONENTS INCLUDE 'CRUCIBLE NO. 10881/ VOLTS 220 AC/ AMPS 12 CYCLES 60/ LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH COMPANY/ CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A.'/ 'LUDLOW/ MODEL/ ML5-10L/ SERIAL/ 8262'/ 'THROAT AND MOUTH HEATER CONTROL/ LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO./ CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.', '--- VOLTS/ 200/260---/ CUTLER-HAMMER/ CONTROL', '...CYCLES 60/ VOLTS 220/ AMP 14/ PHASE 1/ CUTLER-HAMMER/ CONTROL...'
- Missing
- From CA of 01/06/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- PAINTED GREY,SILVER COLOURED TOP SURFACE, WORKING PTS & HARDWARE, WOODEN HANDLE PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH CO., Typesetter, between 1944–1952, Artifact no. 1978.0944, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1978.0944.001/
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