Engraving and printing methods, advertisement illustration, technical- and trade-paper advertising, street-car advertising, outdoor advertising, house publications (1909)
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s the line of matrices in front ofit, casting a line of type. The slug thus cast solidifiesalmost immediately and is automatically conveyed to agalley located on the front of the machine. After the slug is cast, the space bands are separatedautomatically and slid intotheir place, while the… … 35. The speed attainable on the linotype is limited onlyby the ability of the operator. Many operators maintain aspeed of 6,000 ems per hour (equivalent to a column anda quarter of 8-point matter) for 8 consecutive hours, dayafter day. No time is lost on the linotype. Three linesmay be in operation…
