This Notebook describes my restoration of the linecaster which was originally Linotype serial number 15,527 as rebuilt by Intertype as a "Model X".
(For the story of how I acquired this machine, see My First Two Linecasters)
Introduction and Identification
SEE ALSO: [" Understanding Linotype and Intertype Model and "Equipments" Designations"] in " Common Topics"
Overall Supporting Structure (of the Model X, Specifically)
[IN PROCESS] [Putting the "Distributor Bracket" back on; learning about locating pins]
Erecting the Machine
[IN PROCESS] [My 6x6 skids.] [Recommended Erection Procedures in Thompson (1918) and Rogers (1925).]
Matrices and Magazines (including the Escapement)
DONE: [nothing, alas]
WORKING ON: [Rust; Why Intertype Magazines should be stored top-down] [How an Intertype "Equipment B" Magazine works] [Pulling the mats and learning the Magazine layout] [Cleaning Mats]
NEXT: [Disassembling the Magazine (Intertype "Equipment B"?)] [Rebuilding the Escapement] [instructions for Model X Magazine removal in Intertype Hand Book] [Understanding the Matrix in detail]
SEE ALSO: [" Matrix Font Schemes, Magazine Organization, and the Keyboard Layouts"] and "The Matrix in Detail"] both in " Common Topics"
Keyboard
[NOT DONE] The Escapement. The Keyboard. Just Enough Power to Drive the Keyboard, Escapement[, and Distributor].
A 2008 search of the USPTO records indicated that while "LINOTYPE" remains a trademark in category 9 for software and typefaces, the original trademark in category 7 for a "machine for producing type bars" / "typesetting machine" (registered 1909-06-29) had expired in both its original and later registrations
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