Kommentare zu: (Beein-)Druckend http://www.lexikaliker.de/2008/06/beeindruckend/ Fri, 18 May 2012 04:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2795 Von: Lexikaliker http://www.lexikaliker.de/2008/06/beeindruckend/#comment-256 Lexikaliker Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:58:46 +0000 http://www.lexikaliker.de/2008/06/beeindruckend/#comment-256 Stephen, thank you for your comment. The machinery is indeed amazing, and I was surprised to hear that all machines still work. They are used not only for demonstration and teaching purposes but also productively – visiting this museum is just like being in the midst of a workshop. <img class="centered" src="http://www.stdk.de/lexikaliker/0806/080603_Spatienkeil.jpg" alt="Spatienkeil" title="Spatienkeil" /> The things that can be discovered there are virtually innumerable. Many of them have a fascinat­ing story of their own, for example this "Spatienkeil", a sliding wedge that was (and in that partic­ular case still is) used for automatic word spacing in a Linotype typesetting machine. If I remember correctly this small item was the most expensive part of the machine since the patent for it had to be bought from a competitor. Stephen, thank you for your comment. The machinery is indeed amazing, and I was surprised to hear that all machines still work. They are used not only for demonstration and teaching purposes but also productively – visiting this museum is just like being in the midst of a workshop.

Spatienkeil

The things that can be discovered there are virtually innumerable. Many of them have a fascinat­ing story of their own, for example this „Spatienkeil”, a sliding wedge that was (and in that partic­ular case still is) used for automatic word spacing in a Linotype typesetting machine. If I remember correctly this small item was the most expensive part of the machine since the patent for it had to be bought from a competitor.

]]> Von: Stephen http://www.lexikaliker.de/2008/06/beeindruckend/#comment-255 Stephen Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:20:16 +0000 http://www.lexikaliker.de/2008/06/beeindruckend/#comment-255 Great photos! Some amazing machinery. Great photos!

Some amazing machinery.

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