biography
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| (1844–1913)
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| biography:
| Inventor, born in Troy, Ohio, USA. He served in the Civil War, then became a clerk in the US Pension Office (1865–87). In his spare time, he invented and patented several mechanical works. In 1887 he received the first patents for his ‘monotype’ machine, which was really two machines for composing and casting type. He formed the Lanston Monotype Manufacturing Co and continued to make various improvements on his machines. |
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