The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-22
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rhs clneiupati t,axe,ta. in describing TIE
bra4eses o: manufacture represented in oincin'
nati remarks:
We propose to devote short chapter to the
Manufacture Of ecmaon newspaper types, ana w
ssnbscaaeat number SPEAK o. ,ss elee're'!pe
nr,scess pisin pewspsper and BOOK types OF dh'
...,.,. si.s. s.e known by different names, ard
sh.se sises are uniform or nearly 80 the world
cr,r qhe fret ia order ia called "pica" which
q derived from Cicero, aad 50 named because 10
80 Ara, used ia printing the writings Of Cicero
=. fakrs about elk %! them placed side ily side TO
r,.ts an inch The sigea that are iarser than
pice sre called two line plea, three lice Plea &C.
Tee heading q this paper, AZ the top 81 the at
y.ge. 10 fonr lins pics. The next size smaller
than pics IL called "small plea" so named from
les eeug smaller than plea. The next in size
i,e,ow this ia Long primmer" The next smaller
50 "BosEg oi.," named after a Feenchman, who
was master OF printers when IL was frat intro.
duced. s6revsee," ia the next sig; and so named
because IL was first used In printing the Breviary
. book containing the daily service Of the Rom n
Catholic Caoreh. The next IN order IL "Minion,"
which means tender, gentle, adarliog or fsvoti;e.
~ named because 1t was the smallest and most
delicate IN use at that time. The next smaller 10
"Nopparsi!." which means discovery not to be
SURPASSED. And evidently shows that the maaD-
f.cturers supposed that 1t was the smallest that
could possibly ba made. The next four sizes In
order are Agate. Pearl. Ruby and Diamond. nam.
ed frora the precious stones, because they ere
very delicate and expensive. The last two named
q q to0 anal! trr newspaper work, and Pearl is
Seldom used except in book WORK.
Type metal 10 composed principally Of tin lead
and satimopy. These constituents are varied in
their relative proportions by different founders
The types were formerly cast by hand, or the
metal poured into an ipgsniously contrived ma
trix held IN the hand, but type casting machines
are no1 nsed which DO The ork much batter, and
more rapidly.
The rsoulds are made OF tempered steel aud re-
9uirs to be hsted very neatly, there being bus few
FL ~ AT
Iy The dies which form the face of the type. and
which gives the letter its form, are made of cop.
per- aud the liz preston Of the letter is sunkon 10
BY means @! punch upon the end Of which tie
letter has been cut or engraved. To cut these
letters requires great skin. Stewart, of Scotland
10 Acknowledged 30 be the host cutter living, and
most Of the a 1est die punches used In the worlt
are cut By him. Bruce, Of New York. has asc
received much praise for his skill in this rare &C
e,mpiishmen
Afse- che types leave the mounds, they takes
20 The flushing room, and any roughness that may
tses csssed &c tie operation of moulding. is obvi-
a:ed by rubbing them upon perfectly ia. stone
The sypes are then set up in rows, each Kind b,
itssif, aud placed upon the dressing rod, which /:
fst strip of brass about one ysrG long, and hav-
ing shoulder on ono eidgs. and so constructed al
60 held re type tirmly while the BOTTOMS are
planed oE precisely the right length which is The
came world over, and a small groove cut in tbs
bottom, which prevents ary tendency 10 Zip CFei
or lean 10 he !,.s. The types sro then passed Il
the next, who examine. each one sepsra ely
through n,ssLiy;ng glass. and picks cut evefy
one that shows any imperfection. Ia finishing
very skii,u operators are required. because II tn
siishtes. variation ia the siss OF the type occur
thsy are wholly spoiled.
70, the Information Of such o: our readers Il
are uuscqusinsed With types We would state tina
the caption Of the above article is "set up" il
"b,ilfscc," aud ihe entiio Article Ia "nonparel,
the f -ss three lines having leads bstwesn then,
which give them a more open appearances.