Typograph Composing Machine, 1907-1912
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Artifact Overview
In 1884, the labor of hand-setting type was reduced with the introduction of hot-type composing machines. A QWERTY keyboard on the Typograph was used to assemble one full line of type. The machine cast the type in metal, and printers assembled lines into full pages. The Typograph factored into a "linecaster war," threatened with patent infringement upon the Mergenthaler Linotype.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Composing machine
Date Made
1907-1912
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by American Typograph Company in Detroit, Michigan. Patented by John R. Rogers.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.576.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast iron
Dimensions
Height: 58 in
Width: 42.5 in
Depth: 30 in
Inscriptions
plate, right rear:
AMERICAN TYPOGRAPH CO / DETROIT MICH / PATENTED U.S.A. / JULY 14, 1903 / MAY 1, 1906 / JUNE 19, 1906 OTHERS PENDING / MACHINE NO 445
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