Improvements in or relating to "Linotype" Bars.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sent.. 1894-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to "Linotype" Bars.
I, MATTHEW HENRY WHITTAKER of 58 Whitefriargate, Kingston-upon-Hull
in the County of York, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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In order that an advertisement or other matter printed by means of type-bars,
formed in a "
❝ linotype or the like machine, may be rendered more attractive and
conspicuous, I cast upon one end of the bar a two-line capital, such as
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W
in
Improvements in or relating to "Linotype" Bars.
I, MATTHEW HENRY WHITTAKER, of 58 Whitefriargate Kingston-upon-Hull
in the County of York, Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In order that an advertisement or other matter printed by means of type bars
formed in a linotype or the like machine may be rendered more attractive and
conspicuous I cast a bar of type with a two line canital or a projecting letter or
figure at one end such as
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W" in
" in the word "WANTED,” which capital
occupies a total depth of two lines of type.
Originally the capital letters in linotype bars were only of the depth of one line
of ordinary type, as the projection formed by a larger capital letter would have
prevented the bar of type upon which it was cast iron passing between the two
straight edged parallel knives employed for trimming and truing-up the sides of
these bars. This objection has been removed as according to my invention, a
Provisional Specification of which was filed on the 26th day of April 1894 and
numbered 8258, the trimming knife for one side of the type bar has been so
modified in form as to allow " linotype bars to pass hetween them, which bars
have two-line capitals or other similar projections upon them.
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In order to enable this invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1
represents a side elevation, Figure 2 a plan and Figure 5 an end elevation of my
improved linotype bar upon which is formed a two-line projecting capital at A.
Figure 3 represents a plan and Figure 4 an end elevation of a linotype bar upon
which a space is left as shown at B to allow the projection over it of the lower part
of the two line capital shown at A.
Figure 6 represents an end elevation of the two linotype bars placed together
for printing.

page_text: Shallow flat ribs are represented at C C which are more easily trued up by the
trimming knife than the whole flat side of the type bar would be. These ribs exist
upon the type bars already in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
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1. A type-bar formed in a "linotype or like machine having a two-line capital
or a projecting letter or figure at one end, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. The linotype bar with projecting letter or figure as described in combination
with a second bar of type upon the surface of which a space is left or formed to
enable the two line capital or figure to project over it, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
Dated this 20th dowof A1801
WILLIAM J. BAKER,.
Peasholme House, Scarborough, Agent for the Applicant.