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

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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/item/1973.0559.001/

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