A technique for casting the individual letters known as sorts used in hot metal typesetting by pouring molten metal into bronze moulds called matrices.

Type Casting

A technique for casting the individual letters known as sorts used in hot metal typesetting by pouring…

An illustration of a vertical cross section of the spherical zones of a casting with a diameter of 16 inches.

Vertical Cross Section of Spherical Zones of a Casting

An illustration of a vertical cross section of the spherical zones of a casting with a diameter of 16…

"A shallow frame of wood or iron used in foundries to contain the sand and patterns employed in molding and casting." -Whitney, 1911

Two-Part Flask

"A shallow frame of wood or iron used in foundries to contain the sand and patterns employed in molding…