Patent Model for a Typecasting Machine
National Museum of American History

Patent Model for a Typecasting Machine

Bruce, Jr., David · 1843

metal (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a typecasting machine which was granted patent number 3324. The patent details improvements to David Bruce's earlier pivotal typecaster, specifically, adjustable parts to the mold, a method of opening the mold and tilting the matrix and the piston to force metal into the mold.

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