Linotype mechanism by Alvin Garfield Swank and Raymond Means
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"Linotype Mechanism" by Alvin G. Swank and Raymond Means is a technical manual written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a comprehensive reference guide for students, operators, and owners of the Linotype machine, focusing on its mechanical components and maintenance practices. The likely topic revolves around the functionality, adjustments, and troubleshooting of various Linotype models and their parts. The opening of this publication presents a preface that emphasizes the
importance of ongoing education and familiarity with Linotype machinery, given its continual development and the need for operators to stay informed. It proposes this text as an essential resource, laying out the structure for systematic study through a class schedule designed for in-depth learning. The discussion begins with an overview of the keyboard mechanism, detailing its parts and explaining how they work together to achieve typesetting. Through clear and straightforward language, the authors aim to aid both novices and experienced machinists in understanding the intricacies of the Linotype mechanism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Swank, Alvin Garfield, 1874- |
|---|---|
| Author | Means, Raymond |
| LoC No. | 24030773 |
| Title | Linotype mechanism |
| Original Publication | United States: Swank and Means, 1924. |
| Credits | Bob Taylor, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Z: Bibliography, Library science |
| Subject | Linotype |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69975 |
| Release Date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Last Update | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 306 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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