US1301146A - Type-setting machine. - Google Patents

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- C. A. MACOMIC.

TYPE SETTING MACHINE. Y APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2. 191a.

Patented Apr. 22, 191$).

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2. 1918.

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION. man NOV. 2. 1918.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

TYPE-SETTING MACHINE.

Patented Apr. 22, 19119..

Application filed November 2, 1918. Serial No. 260,867.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER A. MACOMIC, a citizen of the United States of America, and-a residentof Chicago, county of Cook,

and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Setting Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to type or matrix setting machines and more particularlyto a machine of this general; character wherein the necessary type formaking an impression of an entire column orfpage of printed matter may be properly set by key' controlled duplicate of such'form or thedesired repromechanism into a form or suitable'holders and then, after the impression is made of a ductionsare printed, all of the set type, by a "single operation, may be simultaneously re-' stored to correct positions in the type 'set- I ting machine. .It is therefore one of the i the number of operations or the time re principal aims of this invention to reduce quired' in replacing used type into their proper positions in the type-setting machine.

The invention includes a number of improved constructions incidental to the above mentioned principal aim of the invention. Among the improvements are an arrangement of difierential mechanism under the control of a keyboard whereby said differential mechanism may be controlled to select "and place type successively in the difierent type spaces of said holder. Another im-v provemen-trelates tothe specific manner in which the lines of type are supported in the type holders and the means for alining said holders with the type magazines of the machine.

-An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in-the accompanying drawings,

in which Figure l is a perspective view of a machine, FigsQ' and 3 are a plan view with the typewri-tin and printing mechanisms removed, an showing the'supporting frames for said mechanisms in section.

Figs. 4: and 5 are a view in longitudinal vertical section.

Figs. 6 and 7 are enlarged fragmentary details showing the diflerentialmec'hanism under the control of the typewriter keyboard, and which is utilized for-selection of type.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the type n1agazine portion of the machine, showing the framework in section and omitting the the line 9-9 'line 13-13 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of the typewriter mechanism.

Fig. 15, Sheet 2, is a detail in side elevation. showing the shift. key of the typewriter and its connections for-causing the selection of capital type-upon the subsequent depression of a letterkey.

, Fi 16, Sheet 4:, is a perspective view of a type older, a plurality of which constitute the printing form;

Fig. 17, Sheet 3, is a detail perspective View of part of'the type restoring device.

Fig. 18, Sheet 4 is a sectional detail, taken on line 1'8-18 of Fig. 4.

In its general features of construction, the machine comprises two alined stacks'of type supporting plates or other similar arrangement forming-a type magazine. A pair of alined type supporti-n plates is provided for each line of the orm which is to re-- ceive the selected type. V The plates are preferably grooved or slotted tor the purpose of supporting type, and the type in each groove are either arranged alphabetically or in some regular predetermined order and are repeated in the sameorder in all the different grooves of the different plates of one of the two sets of alined plates.- Ea-ch slot con tains small and large type corresponding with the alphabet and the necessary numerals, spacers and special characters. Pushers or selector bars under the control of a keyboard or typewriting mechanism are arranged to force the type different distances along the slots of one set of plates, or

the true magazine portion, and into alined slots of" the corresponding set of receiving plates. The printing form, or set of separalole type holders for receiving selected type, is located in a space between the two sets of plates. The ushers or selector bars are actuated by liey-wntrolled mechanism to out in a machine which includes typewritpush the type along the slots diflerent distances in order that the desired type may be 'selected and caused to come to rest in the form between the two sets of plates.

The present invention differs from prior type setting machines of the same general class in that the differential mechanism for actuating the type pushers is arranged as a unit having a relative movement with respect to the type magazine, so that it may successively cooperate with all the difi'erent type plates of the magazine and thereby set all of the type necessary for making the form, and the arrangement permits restoring all of the selected type in all of the different lines by a single operation and does not require an asserting mechanism.

-The drawings show the invention carried ing mechanism whereby a printed proof is made during the manipulation of the keyboard to indicate that the proper type have been set in the type form. The form is illustrated as comprising a plurality of independent type holders, and these are shiftable in their proper order into a printing drum whereby any desired number of duplicate impressions correspondin to the typewritten proof may be etlectec but the aim' of the design is chiefly to reduce the time now required in'machines of this class for setting and restoring type and to provide a light and easily operated differential mechanism for selecting type withoutunduly interfering with a light key action of the ty ewriter mechanism.

heferring particularly to Fig. 1, the machine shown in the drawings consists of four principal unit of mechanism, a type magazine 1, a difierential or type selecting mechanism 2 shown more clearly in Figs. 6 and 7, a typewriting mechanism 3, which controls the differential mechanism,- and the printing mechanism 4:. The typewriting machine has the usual platen, which in this case serves to receive paper upon which is impressed a facsimile of the form of type as set up by the difierential mechanism. The

printing device 4 is constructed to receive the setup type forms and to make any desired number of duplicate impressions. The novel construction lies mainly in the type magazine, and the differential mechanism.

The type magazine consists of two stacks of slotted plates 5 and 6. A complete set of separable type 7 are placed in each of the slots of all the plates 5. and each set of type consists of small and large type corresponding to the alphabet, and also numerals and s ecial characters.

The stacks of type plates 5 and 6 are in horizontal alineinenlv but slightly spaced apart at their adjoining ends as indicated in Fig. 5, thus providing a vertical slot 8 for receiving a printing form consisting oi stack of plates 6 are movable a slight, dis-- tance toward and away from the stack of plates 5, and during such movement,.en gagement or disengagement between the alining pins and the type holders is effected. Motion ofthe stack of plates 6 is efi'ected by the crank 14, Fig. 5. This crank is fixed to a shaft 15 rotatable in hearings in the main frame 16 and having a threaded portion 17 engaging the nut 18 on a horizontally movable plate 19, upon which the stack of platestl rests. By rotating the crank 14 in one direction or the other, the stack of plates 6 is shifted horizontally toward or away from the stack of lates 5. The supporting plate 19 is provi ed with an outwardly projecting portion 20, Figs. 8 and 11, at each side, which passes through a horizontal slot 21 in .a guide plate 22 for the type holders 23. The type holder guides 22 also have vertical slots 24 through which the ends 25 of-the type holders project. With this construction, when the crank handle 1a is operated in a right-hand direction, theplate l9 and the stack of slotted plates 6 thereon will .move to the right, Figs. 5 and 11, without at first affecting the position of the plates 22, due to the open space 27 at the rear ends of horizontal slots 21. alining pins 13 (Fig. 8) on the inner ends of the plates 6 are thus disengaged from the type holders 23. plate 19 in the same direction f'causes the shoulder 20 thereof to engage guide plates The 1 Further motion of the two stacks of plates, and a reverse motion of the crank 14 will. then effect the proper alinement between the type holders, and the ma azine plates.

he type holder, Fig. 16, has an aperture running from end to end, and all the type are similarly apertured as indicated above the type holder in Fig. 16, for receiving a pin 30 which secures the selected type to the type holder. The pins 30 have heads 31 in of a com -shaped plate 32, Fig. 13. The

plate 32 is notched along its rear edge 33 for receiving the pins and is movable away from and toward the machine a suiiicient distance to move the pins far enough to release or secure the type resting in the type holders,- When the type holders are shifted toward or released from the stack of magazine plates 5 by the motion imparted to the guide plate 22, Fig. 11, as previously described, the pins 30 are caused to enter or leave the notches 34 in the edge of the pinshifting plate 32. The plate 32 has a slot and pin connection 35 with a vertically extending plate 36 which is movable with the stack-supporting plate 19, for the reason that it has a downwardly projecting lug 37, Fig. 13, engaging the plate 19 at the slot 38 therein. The function of the movable plate '36 is to securely lock the heads 31 of the pins 30 to the comb-plates 32 when the type holders are clamped in alined position between the two'stacks of magazine plates, so that the pins can not 'become disengaged from the comb-plate 32 when the latter and the plate '36 are shifted outwardly away from the machine for the purpose of withdrawing the pins 30 from the type in the .type holders. The plate 36 is slotted at 39 for receiving the head of a screw 40 extending inwardly'from the handle portion d1 of the pin-operating mechanism. The portion 41 is provided with an integral handle 42 as shown in Fig. 9. The plates 32, 36, and 41 thus form a unit which is movable toward and away from the machine, but the plate 36 also has a slight forward motion with the stack-supporting plate 19, for preventing the heads of the pins from getting out of engagement with the notches 34 when the pins are withdrawn from the type holders. The pin-operating device is guided along a track member 43 which is prefer ably hinged at 44 as indicated in Figs. 9 and 12, so that it maybe rocked upwardly out of the way when the pin-locking device is 'its inner position.

The type holders when loaded are movable along the slots 24 in the guide plates 22 and along a guide member 45, Fig. 10,

into the printing drum 46, by means of a vertically movable pusher 47, Figsl and 9. In its normal position as shown in Fig. 9, the type holder pusher 47 has its upper edge in position below the slot 8 to form a rest for the type holders. It is provided with racks 48, which mesh with pinions 49 ona crank shaft 50. By rotating the handle 51 fast to shaft 50, the type holders are lifted along the slot 8 and into the guide member 45. from which they are received by the printing drum. The crank handle 51 carries a pawl 52 for engagement with an alining plate 53, which is useful for retaining '.ment of the typewriter.

the pusher in any desired position or determining a definite step-by-step motion thereof, corresponding .to the distance between one or more of the plates of the magazine.

The guide device 45 which serves to guide,

the type holders to the printing drum or to receive them from the printing drum, is hinged to the machine frame as indicated in Fig. 10, so that it may be rocked to a horizontal position where it will not interfere with the rotation of the printing drum, but serve as a receiving platform for the reproductions eliected by the printing device.

The type holders are received in the portion 54 of the printing drum and secured against displacement by a sector 55 which is held stationary while the drum 46 is r0- tated relative of the sector 55 by a step-bystep motion as the type holders are received from the guide 45 or delivered to said guide. The impression and paper feed rollers are indicated at 56 and 57, while an ink-ribbon. feeding device is indicated at 58 and 53, Fig. 10. 60 is an operating handle for the printing mechanism.

The selection of type from the stack of magazine plates 5 and delivery of such type to the type holder located between the stacks is effected by pushin the type along the grooves in the stack 0 plates 5, through the grooves in the type holder, and. into the grooves 1n the stack of plates 6. The extent of movement imparted to the rows of'type in the magazine slots determines which type will come to rest in the type holder. The type in each slot of magazine plate 5 corre spond in arrangement to the key the small letter a is the first type adjacent to the type holder and is followed by small type to make up the alphabet, to set' small a in the type holder it would be necessary to shift the row of type in the corresponding slot only one unit of move ment of a possible seventy or more units, assuming that there are that many type in each slot. If the letter (1 were to he set in the type holder. the row of type would be shifted four units, the a, b. and c type being pushed into a slot in one of the receiving plates 6. After the type are set as desired in the type holders and the latter are removed and delivered to the printing drum as previously described. some of the unselected type would remain in the set of plates 5, while such type as had been pushed through theholders and received in the slots in the set of plates 6 would remain in the latter set of plates. After the printing operation is completed. the type holders are returned in proper order to their posiproper position with respect to the remaining type in the same slot of the magazine.

arrange- If, for example Before the machine can be again utilized for setting up a different form, it is necessary to push all of the type out of the slots in the stackof plates 6 and from the type holders into the slots in the plates 5, and to force along to their original positions the type which remain in the slots of plates 5 after the preceding type selecting operation.

The mechanism for restoring the type consists of a plurality of comb-shaped plates 61, (Fig. 17), extending between the plates 6 and having teeth projecting into the slots in the plates. The members 61 are all tied together at their outer ends by rods 62 (Fig. 3). These rods are secured at their upper ends to a cross-head 63 slidable along the bars 64.. The cross-head 63 has threaded engagement with a rotatable shaft 65 and this shaft is rotated by the crank handle 66, Fig. 5. As the cross-head travels forwardly, it carries with it all of the toothed plates 61, causing the latter to brush or sweep such type as may be in the slots of plates 6 forwardly through the type holders and back into the slots of plates 5 to their original positions.

The differential or type setting mechanism, which is under the control of the typewriting keys 67 shown in Figs. 1 and 4, includes a plurality of differentially adjustable pusher bars or racks 68, Figs. 6 and 7, located below the typewriter keys and in number equaling the number of slots in any one plate of the type magazine. The rack bars '68 are arranged in a horizontal plane and properly spaced to register with the slots in the magazine plates. The typewriting keys serve to set up stops for controlling the differential motion of the selector bars and thus, through the bars, control the extent of movement imparted to a row of type in any one slot of the plates. Each rack bar 68 has a number of teeth or notches corresponding to the number of type in each slot of the magazine, and above each rack bar is a toothed dog 69 for engaging and driving the rack bars. The dogs 69 are slidable between bars 70 located above the rack bars, and during the manipulation of the typewriter kcys are successively slid forwardly between the bars 70 so as to be properly positioned for engaging some one tooth of the teeth 71 on the correspmidiug rack bar. During this motion of tnc dogs in a forward direction, they idly ratchet over the teeth 71 and come to rest at the particular position determined by a depressed key. The writing keys. as shown in Fig. bear against the shoulders 77? on a plurality of levers 73 pivoted on the t nsverse rod 74. Each of the levers 73 can a curved pin or stop 75 passing throng. fixed horizontal plates 76. The stops are differently located with respect to their supporting levers 73 and the corrcspomling typewriter keys, and

cured to an arm 82 fast to shaft 83. The

shaft 83, Fig. 4, carries fast thereto a yoke 84, the arms 85 of which are slotted to receive pins 86 on the frame member 79.

The rear ends 87 of the key levers 88 ex tend upwardly different distances for the purpose of engagingthe yoke 84 during a portion of their strokes. In this manner the extent of motion which is imparted to the yoke by any one key corresponds to the location of the stop 75 for such key. The frame 79 carries a driver 89 for the dogs 69, and both the dogs and the driver are guided by the bars 7 O, 7

The selection of capital letters is effected by increasing the movement of driver 89, the capital letters being arranged in the magazine slots in the same order as the small letters but at the forward end of the slots, while the small letters are at the rear end of the, slots. Accordingly, the driver 89 is made adjustable, under the control of the typewriter shift key, with respect to its carrying frame '79. The driver 89 is mounted on a rod 90, carried by a sub-frame member 91, which is bent upwardly at its ends, to extend through slots 92. in the frame 79. The sub-frame 91 is normally retained at the rear end of frame 79 by a restoring spring 911 for this frame and a latch 93 pivoted to the rear cross-bar 94 of frame 79. The shift key is constructed to shift subframe 91 forward. along the slots inframe 79 until it is engaged by the springactuated latch 95. The construction of shift key for accomplishing this end is shown in Fig. 15. The shift key 96 is in the form of a lever similar to the character keys, but its rear end 97 does not engage yoke 84 but engages the bent end 98 of a lever 99 journaled on rod 83. At its lower end the lever 99 rests against a pin 10-0 on sub-frame 9'1.

lVhen the shift key is depressed, the arm 99 is rocked forwardly, carrying the subframe 91 forwardly along the slots 92 in the frame 79 until engaged by the latch 95'. The latch 95 is effective so long as the shift key is held depressed. but upon the release of the shift key. the bell crank lever 101 connected to the shift key by the link 102 operates to raise the latch 95 out of engagement with the sub-frame 91. In its normal position it retains the latch raised as shown in Fig, 15. Preliminary to the depression of the shift key it is necessary to rock the latch 93 to complis ed by depressing the release key 102, Fig. 14, which through a lever 103 de' &

presses a reciprocating bar 104 which engages the rear end of latch 93.

The escapement mechanism 105, Fig. 4, of

Q the typewri'ting machine is employed for shifting the driver along the rod 90, Fig. 6, so that after the depression of a writing key it will always come into. the correct position for cooperating successively with the different pusher bars 68. The platen supporting carriage 106 which slides along the rails 107 under the action of the escapement spring extends downwardly. to the location of driver 89 Where it is furnished with a forked member 108, into which one end of the driver extends. When the platen carriage travels from right to left of the machine, the driver 89 will be shifted correspondingly. The guide bars 70, between which the dogs 69 and the driver 89 slide,

are notched out at 109 near their rear ends to permit the necessary. lateral motion of the drivers.

After the dogs 69 are all differentially adjusted toward the front of the machine as above described, it is necessary to return all of the dogs to original position while in engagement with the pusher bars 68 for the "purpose of projecting the bars into the slots ofthe particular type plate 5 with which the bars register. Since the motion of the pusher bars corresponds in extent to the differential adjustment of the dog 69, the rows of type ,will be difi'erentially adjusted to bring the proper line of type at rest in the type holder 23 corresponding to the magazine plate operated upon. All type which are to the rear of the selected ones are pushed through thetype holder and come to rest in one of the plates 6. The means for restor-.

ing the dogs 69' and consequently for actuating the pusher bar 68 comprises a reciprocating frame 110 slidalbly mounted in the slots 111 in the typewriter frame. A shaft 112 carried by the frame 110 extends through the slots 111 and terminates in the handles 113 at the sides of the machine, Fig. 1. The

operator, by means of these handles, pushes the frame 110 rearwardly. The rear surface 114 of the frame in this action engages the front edge of the dogs 69 in whatever position they may be set and carries them back to their original ositions into contact with the stop 115. Lhe frame is then restored to original position.

Upon the return of frame 110, its forward edge engages shoulders 681 of the pusher bars 68 and restores them to their original positions, but in order that the dogs 69 will not be carried forward with the pusher bars,

8 shaft 112 is rotated slightly so that the cams 682, carried by the shaft, engage the upper surface of the pusher bars and depress them against the action of springs 683 out of engagement with the dogs 69.

When the platen frame of the typewriting machine is again shifted to the right, preliminary to the writing of the next line, the dog actuator 89, Fig. 6, is carried with the platen frame to its original position. The typewriting mechanism is then lowered One step equal in distance to the spaces between the magazine plates 5. For this purpose, the typewriting machine is slidably mounted in a vertical direction on the guides 116, Figs. 1 and 2, and the typewriter frame 117 has threaded engagement with the shafts 119. These shafts are rotated by the crank 120 fast to the transverse shaft 122 which carries beveled pinions 123 meshing with similar pinions 124 on shafts 119. After all the required lines of type are set in the type holders 23, the latter may be removed from the space between two stacks of magazine plates and utilized either for printing or for making a reproduction of the printing form which the plurality of separate type holders constitute.

The operation of the machine does not greatly differ from the ordinary operation of a typewriting machine, except that in addition to manipulation of keys, it is neces sary to provide for the relative shift between the type-actuating or difi'eren'tial mechanism and the type-supporting or magazine lates, and also to effect the required drivlng of said type actuating mechanism in case it is not directly driven upon the depression of 100 keys. Other required operations are the removal and restoring of the type forms normally located between the two stacks of plates, and after the type forms are restored, v

the rear magazine plates 6 and the type holders into the forward set of plates 5.

In the manipulation of the keyboard, a printed facsimile of the setting of the type is made by means of the typewriting mecha- 10 nism which includes the platen 125 and the type bars 126. The first letter key de ressed will, by driving the'frame 79some efinite distance in a forward direction, adjustone of the dogs 69 located at the right of the 115 machine a. distance corresponding to the particular key depressed. Upon the release of the depressed hey, the typewriter escapement mechanism operates as usual, shifting the platen carriage 106 one letter space, we

till

fecting the selection of type. The desired type come to rest in the type holder corresponding to the written line on the typewriter platen 125. The typewriting mechanism is then lowered into position for setting the type in the next lower plate 5, and so on until all ofthe type are set for the printin of a column or age. The filled type ho ders are now rea y to be removed from the machine and set in the printing mechanism 4, if desired, or utilized for east ing a duplicate form for prinitng a column or page. However, it is first necessary to push inwardly on the handle 42, Fig. 9, so that the locking pins 30 will pass through the apertures in the type and securely look the type to the holders, and then it is necessary to rotate the crank 14, Fig. 5, in a lefthand direction to release the type holders from the alining pins 13, Fig. 8, and also free the heads 31 of pins 30 in the type holders from the pin actuating device shown in Fig. 11,

After the set type have been used, it is necessary to restore them to their original positions. They are caused to travel downward through the guide 45, Fig. 10, in the order in which they were received from the slot 24. After the type holders are in their original positions and properly alined by operation of crank 14, Fig. 5, the type restoring device, consisting of the connected comb-shaped plates 61, is driven from the rear of the stack of plates 6 to their forward ends, and by this single operation serves to restore at one operation all of the type utilized for printing a column or page.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that dies or equivalent devices may be substituted for the type mentioned in the claims, and that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a type holder arranged to hold a plurality of lines of type, of a machine for setting type in said lines, said machine ('OlllPllt-llllg a plurality of type supports, one support being provided for every type space in the difierent lines of said holder, and duplicate sets of type on i said different type supports.

2. The combination with a type holder arranged to hold a plurality of lines of type, of a machine for setting type in said lines, said machine comprising a plurality of type supports, one support being provided ior every type space in the difiterent lines of said holder, duplicate sets of type on said different type support and means for dif- -iferentially adjusting type along said type supports so that selected type will come to rest in one ofsaid type lines.

3. In a type-setting machine, a plurality of rows of type supports, duplicate sets of type on said supports, a second set of type supports in alinement with said first-mentioned set of type supports but spaced therefrom, and a type holder adaptedto support the type corresponding toa column or page of printed matter, said holder being located between the two sets of type supports.

4. In a type-setting machine, a plurality of rows of type supports, duplicate sets of type on said supports, a second set of type supports in alinement with said first-mentioned set of type supports, but spaced therefrom, a type holder adapted to support the typecorresponding to a column or page of f printed matter, said holderbeing located between the two sets of type supports, and

means for differentially adjusting the type V along one set of supports through the type holder and into the second set of supports whereby selectedtype will. come to rest in said type-holder.

5. In a type-setting machine, a plurality of rows of type supports, duplicatesets of type on said supports, a second set of type 4 supports in alinement with said first-mento the dilierent type supports.

6. In a type-setting machine, two sets of alined type supports corresponding with the (lifl'erent type spaces in a galley for making an impression of a column or page of printed matter, a typeholder haying spaces for receiving type located between said two sets of type supports, corresponding sets of t me for the different type spaces in said tvpe holder, and means for forcing type along one oi said sets of supports through the type-milder and into the remaining set.

7. The combination with typewriting mechanism, of a type magazine, said magazine con'iprising a plurality ol sets of rows of type supports, said typewriting mecha nism including hey-controlled type selectors, and means for causing said type selectors to successively coiiperate with the different sets of type supports o1 said magazine.

8. The combination with a typewriting mechanism, of a type magazine, said range zine comprising a plurality of sets of rows of type supports, said typewriting mechanism including key-controlled type selectors, and means for causing said type selectors to successively cooperate with the different sets of type supports of said magazine by causing relative motion between the typewriting mechanism and said magazine.

v 9. The combination with a typewriting mechanism, of a type magazine, said magazine comprising two separate sets of alined type supports, and type selectormechanism under the control of said typewritingmechanism, said selector mechanism being arranged to differentially adjust type along one set of supports through the type-holders and into the remaining set.

10. The combination with a typewriting mechanism, of a type magazine, said magazine comprising two separate sets of alined type supports, type-holders located between said separate sets of type supports, type selector mechanism under the control of said typewriting mechanism, said selector mechanism being arranged to diflerentially adjust type along one set of supports through the type-holders and into the remaining set, and means for causing a relative movement between said magazine and said type selector mechanism whereby the type selector mechanism may cooperate with difi'erent type supports and holders.

11. In a machine of the class described, a type magazine, said magazine comprising two sets of separated and alined type supports, means for receiving and supporting type in the space between said type supports, and manipulative means for difierentially adjusting type along the alined type supports and the receiving means so that selected type will come to rest in said receiving means.

12. In a machine of the class described, a. type magazine, said magazine comprising two sets of separated and alined type suports, means for receiving and support-,

mg type in the space between said type sup ports, manipulative means for diflerentially adjusting. type along the alined type supports and the receiving means so that selected type will come to rest in said receiving means, and mechanism for causing a relative movement between said type supports and the manipulative means whereby said manipulative means may successively cooperate with difi'erent type supports.

13. A machine comprising a type-holder arranged to hold a plurality of lines of type, a plurality of type supports, one support being provided for every type space 111 the difi'erent lines of said holder, duplicate sets of type on said different type supports, and means for positioning type along said supports and conveying the type into said holder.

14. A machine comprising a type-holder, a plurality of sets of guideways adapted to carry type to said holder, aplurality of type of different characters arranged in a certain successive order in each of said ways, each of said ways having, intermediate of its length, an outlet for type, and means adapt ed to shift said type along the guideways and adapted to convey any of said type through said outlet and into said typeholder.

15. In a type-setting machine, a plurality of sets of guideways, each set corresponding with the type spaces for a line of type in a galley for making an impression of a plurality of lines of printed matter, each of said guideways having intermediate of its length an outlet for type, a type-holder located at said outlet, corresponding sets of type in the different guideways, and means for shifting type on said guideways.

16. A machine of the class described, comprising a plurality of rows of type supports, different characters of type in some prede tel-mined order on each of said supports, means for difi'erentially adjusting the type along each of said supports, and means for removing from said supports all the type located in one transverse plane at the ends of said supports.

17. A machine of the class described, comprising means for holding a plurality of lines of type, type magazines opposite each side of said means, said magazines beingconstructed to suppoit type in rows corresponding to the different type spaces in the different lines of said means, and a device constructed to simultaneously project the rows of type in one magazine through the typeholder and into the remaining magazine.

18. In a machine of the class .describedihe combination with a typewriting mechanism and a rinting mechanism, of a type magazine, a type-holder adapted to support a plurality of lines of type, means under the control of said typewriting mechanism for selecting type from the magazine and delivering the selected type to the different lines of said holder, and means for shifting said type-holder from the magazine to the print ing mechanism and back.

Signed at Chicago this 31st day of Oct ber 1918.

CHESTER A. M ACOMIC.

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