{"id":247,"date":"2017-06-08T13:50:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T12:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2023-01-22T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T09:46:54","slug":"anatomy-of-a-linotype","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatomy of a Linotype"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assembly<\/h3>\n

\"Linotype<\/a>
\nFEATURES of the Linotype Assembly Mechanism taken from “Linotype Leadership” published in 1930 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company.<\/p>\n

1 – Swinging Keyboard
\n2 – Removable Keyboard cams
\n3 – Single Power-Driven Keyboard
\n4 – Keyboard Lock
\n5 – Escapement
\n6 – Die-Cut Cams and One-Piece Yoke
\n7 – Keyboard Rubber Roll
\n8 – Complete Bank of Key Bars Removable as a Unit
\n9 – Assembler Front
\n10 – Assembler Entrance Cover
\n11 – Geared Assembler Drive
\n12 – Offset Assembling Elevator
\n13 – Endless Matrix Delivery Belt
\n14 – Assembler with Quick-Removable Star Wheel
\n15 – Rapid Change of Measure
\n16 – Line Delivery Carriage
\n17 – Assembler Slide Roller Bearing
\n18 – Assembling Elevator
\n19 – Adjustable Spaceband Key
\n20 – Linotype Spaceband and Slide
\n21 – Four Thicknesses of Spacebands<\/p>\n

Casting<\/h3>\n

\"Linotype<\/a><\/p>\n

FEATURES of the Linotype Casting Mechanism taken from “Linotype Leadership” published in 1930 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company.<\/p>\n

22 – Left Hand Vice Jaw Adjustment
\n23 – Auxiliary Line Safety
\n24 – Matrix Retaining Pawls
\n25 – Linotype Electric Pot
\n26 – Short Line Safety
\n27 – Pot Pump Plunger
\n28 – Linotype Pot Mouthpiece
\n29 – Adjustable Pot Leg Bearings
\n30 – Anti-Friction Roller Bearings
\n31 – Water-Cooled Mold Disk
\n32 – Quick-Change Liners
\n33 – Back Mold Wiper
\n34 – Wide Back Knife
\n35 – Inclined Galley
\n36 – Linotype Knife Block
\n37 – Universal Ejector Blade
\n38 – Linotype Knife Wiper
\n39 – Mold Disk Locking Stud Block<\/p>\n

Distribution<\/h3>\n

\"Linotype<\/a><\/p>\n

FEATURES of the Linotype Distribution Mechanism taken from “Linotype Leadership” published in 1930 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company.<\/p>\n

40 – Second Elevator Guide
\n41 – Adjustable Intermediate Channel Front Plate
\n42 – Second Elevator Starting Spring
\n43 – Cushion Spring for Distributor Shifter Slide
\n44 – Matrix Lift Stop
\n45 – Automatic Font Distinguisher<\/p>\n

\"Distributor<\/a><\/p>\n

46 – Anchored Channel Entrance Partitions
\n47 – Two-Pitch Distributor Screw with Spiral Automatic
\n48 – Two-Speed Distributor Drive
\n49 – Flexible Pi Tube
\n50 – Automatic Sorts Stacker
\n51 – Simple Multiple Distributor<\/p>\n

Linotype fan? Don’t miss the Linotype Chat<\/strong><\/a> section of the Metal Type Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Assembly FEATURES of the Linotype Assembly Mechanism taken from “Linotype Leadership” published in 1930 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. 1 – Swinging Keyboard 2 – Removable Keyboard cams 3 – Single Power-Driven Keyboard 4 – Keyboard Lock 5 – Escapement 6 – Die-Cut Cams and One-Piece Yoke 7 – Keyboard Rubber Roll 8 – Complete … Continue reading “Anatomy of a Linotype”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-composition","category-historic"],"yoast_head":"\nAnatomy of a Linotype - Metal Type<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Illustrations which describe the parts of a Linotype typesetting machine, split into 3 sections: Assembly, Casting and Distribution\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anatomy of a Linotype - Metal Type\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Illustrations which describe the parts of a Linotype typesetting machine, split into 3 sections: Assembly, Casting and Distribution\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metal Type\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-22T09:46:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.metaltype.co.uk\/photos\/images\/98.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MTPrinting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/\",\"name\":\"Anatomy of a Linotype - Metal Type\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.metaltype.co.uk\\\/photos\\\/images\\\/98.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-08T12:50:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-22T09:46:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"Illustrations which describe the parts of a Linotype typesetting machine, split into 3 sections: Assembly, Casting and Distribution\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.metaltype.co.uk\\\/photos\\\/images\\\/98.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.metaltype.co.uk\\\/photos\\\/images\\\/98.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/anatomy-of-a-linotype\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Anatomy of a Linotype\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metaltype.co.uk\\\/wpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"Metal Type\",\"description\":\"Yesterday\u2019s Technology . . . 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