Reconstructed Linotype Model 1

Reconstructed Linotype Model

Reconstructed Model 1 Linotype with Light Magazine.

This machine produced type faces and bodies up to 14-point, in any measure up to 30 ems.
It was fitted with a light magazine which slid off the front of the machine so that another magazine could be substituted.

This model was supplied as a reconstructed machine only.

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