Composition Keyboard used by Cambridge University Press

Made:
c.1913-1931 in Surrey
maker:
The Monotype Corporation Limited

Composition keyboard, c.1913-1931, painted Cambridge blue. The keyboard has two banks of key buttons arranged side by side. The machine consists of various interchangeable assemblies to enable different combinations of typefaces and varying body sizes to be composed in justified lines.

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Collection:
Monotype Corporation Collection
Object Number:
2023-842
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 1560 mm x 1000 mm x 670 mm,
type:
composition keyboard