Early Typesetting Machines

Many thanks to Jim Daggs, of Ackley Publishing Company Inc., Ackley, Iowa for sending in these illustrations.

Mergenthaler's First Band Machine 1884
Mergenthaler’s First Band Machine 1884.
Mergenthaler's Second Band Machine 1885
Mergenthaler’s Second Band Machine 1885.
Mergenthaler Blower Linotype 1886
Mergenthaler Blower Linotype 1886.

The Story of the Linotype Blower (1889) – This article on the Metal Type forum takes an in-depth look at this remarkable but short-lived machine.

Mergenthaler Matrix Making Machine 1891
Mergenthaler Matrix Making Machine 1891.
Polytype 1911
Polytype 1911.
Logotype 1901
Logotype 1901.
Rogers Typograph 1888
Rogers Typograph 1888.
Empire Typesetter 1872
Empire Typesetter 1872
Empire Typesetter 1894
Empire Typesetter 1894.
Paige Typesetter 1887
Paige Typesetter 1887.
Dow Typesetter 1896
Dow Typesetter 1896.
Unitype Simplex 1898
Unitype Simplex 1898.

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