Monotype typesetting machine
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
typewriter
|
| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:Monotype_System
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Monotype typesetting machine
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
late 19th century
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Tolbert_Lanston
|
| gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Monotype_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
variable letter spacing
casts individual letters keyboard and caster are separate units precision in typesetting uses punched paper tape |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Linotype_machine
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
phototypesetting
hand typesetting |
| gptkbp:status |
largely obsolete
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:print
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
newspaper printing
book printing hot metal typesetting |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lanston_Monotype_Machine_Company
gptkb:Monotype_System gptkb:Tolbert_Lanston |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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