The biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype

Object detail

Accession number

09-0877

Maker

Ottmar Mergenthaler
Carl Schlesinger

Description

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122) and index. A new edition with added historical notes based on recent findings, researched and edited by Carl Schlesinger. One facsim. on folded leaf in back pocket. Originally published: Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler and history of the linotype. Baltimore. 1898.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

xviii, 125 p. : ill., portraits ; 27 cm.

ISBN/ISSN

0938768123

Edition

New ed.

Other title

Biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler and history of the linotype

Collection

Association of Handcraft Printers Collection

Credit line

Ottmar Mergenthaler et al. 1989. The biography of Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype, 09-0877. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

New Castle Delaware United States of America North America Americas

Subject: all levels

Mergenthaler, Ottmar, 1854-1899 History Linotype Biography United States Inventors Typesetting machines United States Printers

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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