The herald., 1897-11-21

are delivered one after another. and as
sembled in line In the block. until it con-
tains ell the characters necessary to
complete one line of print.
The line of matrices thus composed is
transferred to the face of a vertical
mold wheel, through which a slot or
mold proper extends from the front to
the rear face. The entire row of charac-
:ers in the matrix line Is presented di-
rectly opposite the face of the mold or
slot. so that when the mold is filed with
metal to produce a Slug" or linotype,
the metal will flow into the matrices,
which produce their respective type
characters in relief on the edge of the
casting.
In the rear of the mould wheel is q
pot in which type metal is maintained
in a molten condition by a flame from
gas burner. This pot has a delivery
mouth adapted to tit close to the rear
face of the mold. Within the pot there
is mounted mechanically operated
pump -plunger. After the line of mat
rces is presented and locked against
and across the face of the mold. the
mouth of the pot is closed against the
rear side of the mold, and the plunger
from the pot into the mold. in which it
solidifies. completing the slug" or lino-
type. While the mold stands in this
position a horizontal blade advances
from the rear and pushes the linotype"
forward out of the mold and between
trimming knives into the galley
in front of the machine. A vi
brating arm advances the limo
types one after another along
into, the galley. in which they are thus
assembled side by side in column form,
ready for immediate use.
After the assembled matrices have
answered their purpose in front of the
mold, 1t Is necessary to distribute and
return them to the magazine from which
they are again in due time discharged
In different order for use in succeeding
lines. After the casting operation the
line Of matrices. having answered it's
purpose, Is lifted vertically and then
moved laterally till the teeth engage the
corresponding teeth in a plate, which
then rises, lifting the entire line of ma
trices to the distributing mechanism at
the top of the magazine. The spaces re-
main behind when the matrices are lift
ed to the distributor, and are trans
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used again.
The matrices pursue :. a. circulatory
course through the machine starting
from the mouth of the magazine and
passing downward to the line in which
they are assembled; thence to the mold
to produce the letters on the 'linotype."
and finally back to the magazine at the
top. 1t is this circulation process. and
the fact that the operation of compos-
ing one line, casting from another and
distributing a third are carried on con-
currently, and without interference.
That enables the machine to operate at
such amazing speed. Operated by a
eingle person, the machine produces and
assemblies ''linotypes" at the rate of
from 5000 to 1000 ems per hour, this varia-
tion In speed depending upon the ex-
pertness of the operator.
Clickety-click clickety click the ma
chimes In softcned accents sing their
song uninterruptedly until $3.50 in the
morning; then the last form" is made
up locked. carried to the elevator and
sent down to the stereotyping room.
The following is the roster of The Her.
aid chapel" for by such designation are
the aggregated printers in a newspaper
office known:
Fred w. Dunn. foreman:S. H. Laverty.
assistant foreman; A. s. Dunn. day fore
man; c. l.. Adams linotype machinist; G.
Stamps. NJ. Il. Mclaughlin. c. N. Reed,
W. j. Buckingham. Il. e. Eddy A. s. Mes
mere. ]. S. Mappa, W. d. Brooks, W. II.
Ellis. linotype operators. e.. Ii. Soules
"head' man and correction.
F. +. Pierson, foreman of advertising
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