Model 8 Linotype

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf typewriter
gptkbp:category gptkb:print
mechanical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Model 8 Linotype
gptkbp:introduced early 20th century
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mergenthaler_Linotype_Company
gptkbp:notableFeature ability to cast entire lines of type
improved keyboard arrangement
more durable construction
gptkbp:predecessor Model 14 Linotype
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:successor Model 5 Linotype
gptkbp:usedFor hot metal typesetting
gptkbp:usedIn book printing
newspaper production
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Linotype_machine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7