The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-05-26
THE REPUBLIC HAS Linotype
Confined from Peg,
doing away with distribution

small DTaSS matrices Inc cut OF
one OF these matrices looks Ike a
big letter 2. These matrices consist
each Of q fat plate, having in its YER
teal edge a female letter or matrfx.
and in the upper end a series OF
teeth There are a number Of mat
rices for each letter or character rep
resented in the keyboard.
The machine is organized to select
matrices bearing the required char
acters, and set them up in line side
BY side, with intervening spaces, in
the order in which they are to ap-
pear in print, and thereafter TO pres
ent the line to a mold so that the
linOtypes or slugs may De cast against
and into the entire line OF matrices
at one operation
The operations are effected by a
mechanism which represents in out
Iine the principal parts OF the ma
chine An inclined statiOnay maya
zine, or holder, contain channels in
which the assorted matrices are
stored The matrices tend to slide
downward out OF the magazine by
reason Of their gravity, but they are
held In check by escapements, one at
] =
these escapements, rods are extended
dOwnTards to z series Of hnger-keys-
There is a special key for each char
acter or letter. The keys are depress-
ed by the operator in the order in
which the corresponding characters
are TO appear in print
Each time a key is actuated it
permits single matrix, bearing the
corresponding character, to fall out
OF the mouth Of the magazine and
downward through the channels to an
incline travelling belt by which the
matrices are carried downward one
| after another, and delivered into the
slotted assembling block, in which
they are set up or composed side by
side in a line or row. A stationary
box or row contains a series of spaces
and a delivery device connected with
a finger bar by which the spaces are
| discharged and permitted to fall into
| the line at their proper places. Thus
it is that by operating the keys, the
required matrices and spaces are de-
/ livered one after another and as
| sembled in line in the block all the
| characters necessary to complete one
/ line Of print. After the line Of ma
| trices is thus composed it is trans
| ferred 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 char
| acters in the matrix line is presented
| directly 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 respec-
| tive type characters in relief on the
edge Of the casting.
| Behind the mold wheel there is ar
ranged a pot, in which type metal is
| maintained in a molten condition by
| a flame from the gas burner thereun-
| der. The pot has a delivery mouth
or channel adapted to TT against and
| close the rear face OF the mold.
/ Within the pot there is mounted a
Mechanically operated pump plunger.
After the line Of matrices 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 then oper-
| ated to force the molten metal from
the mouth Of the pot into the mold,
| in which it solidifes, completing the
slug or linotype
After the linotype is thus produced
the mold wheel makes a partial re-
vOlution, turning the mold slot from
( the horizontal position in which it
stood during the casting operation to
the vertical position While the
mold stands in this position. a hori-
zOntal blade advances from the rear
| and pushes the linotype forward out
Of the mold and between trimming
knives into the galley on the front Of
| the machine. A vibrating arm ad-
vances the Iinotypes one after the
other along the galley, into 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 it is necessary to distribute and
return them to the magazine, from
which they are again in due time dis
charged in different order for use in
succeeding lines.
After the casting operation the line
purpose, is lifted vertically to the dis
tributing mechanism at the top Of the
magazine. The spaces remain behind
when the matrices are lifted to the
distributor, and are transferred lateral
" to the box or holder to be used
again
Tn distribution Of the matrices to
their proper channels is enectd BY
mechanism Of extreme simplicity, as
follows:
Each matrix has the teeth arrang-
ed in a peculiar order or number, ac-
cOrding to the letter which it bears.
In other words, a matrix bearing any
given letters differs, as to the number
or arrangement Of its teeth, from a
matrix bearing any other letter, and
these teeth are relied upon as the
means for e1ecting distribution A
rigid metal bar is fixed in position
above the open upper ends OF the
magazine channels. and IS formed at
its lower edge with longitudinal teeth
or ribs adapted to engage the teeth OF
the matrices and hold the latter In
suspension. The ribs Of the distribu-
tor bar vary in number and arrange