Linotype Model 78 Typesetter

Description

The Linotype was the first hot metal composing machine, invented in 1885 by Ottmar Mergenthaler. It is capable of producing a single line of metal type, called a slug, using a keyboard, matrices, and molten metal. Linotype machines were widely used in the newspaper trade thanks to their efficiency.

Object Name(s): hot-metal composing keyboards and casters (combined in a single machine)

Object Category: TYPE COMPOSITION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Creator: Linotype & Machinery Ltd. 21 John Street, London W.C.

Production date: c. 1948

Linear Dimensions Depth: 160

Materials: metal
Material Part: body

Provenance Summary: Donated by Independent Newspapers Ltd. (previously The Irish Independent), 1988/89.

Credit Line: National Print Museum, Dublin

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