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The Ocala Evening Star
Ocala, Marion County, Florida
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Reports from Hawaii describe a successful, Brooklyn Bridge-like machine for setting Japanese and Chinese type at a Honolulu newspaper. It uses brass tubes for 5,000+ characters classified into 100 units. Sales in China/Japan likely limited by high cost vs. cheap labor. (214 characters)
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Type-Setting Device That Would Seem to Be a Fearful and Wonderful Thing.
According to reliable reports from Hawaii, an apparently successful machine for setting Japanese and Chinese type has been developed and is in use at a Honolulu newspaper plant. Its size seemingly gives it a ludicrous appearance, for it is described as looking like a model of the Brooklyn bridge.
The keyboard extends along the center beneath the "bridge" for its full length, while the operator is provided with a sliding seat on which he can move from one end to the other when working. Rectangular brass tubes are used as cases for the type, and when the latter are released, by pressure upon the keys, they are caught by a belt carrier and conveyed to one end where they are deposited in a holder.
The 5,000 or more characters used by oriental printers have been classified into approximately 100 units. These are collected in the brass tubes, which are likewise classified by means of notches on their sides. While it is intended to market the machine in China and Japan, the opinion has been expressed here that its sale will probably be very limited, owing to its cost and the fact that it will have to compete with the cheapest kind of labor in the cities of both those countries.- Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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apparently successful machine developed and in use at honolulu newspaper plant; opinion that sales in china and japan will be limited due to cost and competition with cheap labor.
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An apparently successful machine for setting Japanese and Chinese type has been developed and is in use at a Honolulu newspaper plant. It looks like a model of the Brooklyn Bridge, with a keyboard extending along the center beneath the bridge for its full length and a sliding seat for the operator. Rectangular brass tubes hold the type, which are released by key pressure, caught by a belt carrier, and deposited in a holder. The 5,000 or more characters are classified into approximately 100 units, collected in the brass tubes classified by notches.