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MAGNESIUM BASE

MONOMELT MAGNESIUM BASE

Magnesium Base has become invaluable in newspaper and printing plants

because of its extreme light weight and durability.

Monomelt Magnesium Newspaper Base is available in all sizes and widths.
Magnesium Base is also furnished in column and column rule widths; for
mounting 11 point, 16 gauge; as well as Scan-A-Graver heights. It is also

furnished for plastic ad plates.

PRICES FOR MAGNESIUM NEWSPAPER BASE IN COLUMN WIDTHS

The prices below apply for 11, 11.3, 11%, 11.9 and 12 em column widths with 2 through 6 point column rules in all the sizes
listed. All newspaper base is machined to tolerances of plus or minus .001” in height or thickness and plus or minus .005” in length
or width. Prices are the same regardless of height. Sizes other than those listed are available at proportional cost.

Be sure to specify exact height, width of column and thickness of column rule when ordering.

 

 

PRICE PER PIECE IN COLUMN WIDTHS SPECIAL SIZE MAGNESIUM BASE
Single Double Triple Four Special size Monomelt Magnesium Base can be used for
Length Column Column Column Column mounting engravings, stereotypes, electrotypes, rubber and
in Picas Wide Wide Wide Wide E
plastic plates and box dies.

3 $ .72 $ 1.20 $ 1.60 $ 2.10
a 87 1.47 1.96 2.68 Prices are the same for any thickness within the range of
5 1.10 177 231 3.14 .600” to .918”. Maximum width 24”, maximum length 36°.
6 1.23 2.03 2.78 3.34 Thickness tolerance on base sizes up to 20” wide and 26”
8 1.32 2.21 3.12 3.83 long, plus or minus .0015”; on base sizes up to 24” wide
9 1246 2.43 3.60 4.38 and 36” long, plus or minus .0025”. Tolerance on length
12 1.55 2.79 3.73 4.91 and width dimensions plus or minus .005”.
15 1.90 3.08 4.43 5.91 Specify exact size and height when ordering.
18 2.16 3.56 5.11 6.94 Scribe lines can be machined on special size magnesium
24 2.80 4.50 6.50 8.37 at an additional cost of $.02 per lineal inch.
30 3.43 5.45 7.89 10.20
36 3.73 6.50 9.26 12.01 eae ° - : ;
3 Toa ae ed Pa, Individual Piece Size Price Per Square Inch
48 4.80 8.15 11.96 15.62 1 2=°-9 square_inches- = © = = ee $.68
54 5.43 9.35 13.40 17.50 10 - 34: square inches. 2 AT
60 6.08 10.31 14.74 19.28 35. £99 square inchés. 2. se 36
66 6.62 11.31 16.16 21.16 1002-299 square ‘inches 3. 26
72 7.25 12.26 17.55 22.98 300 square inches and over ................---------ee00000s 21

 

SPECIAL MONOMELT MAGNESIUM BEARERS FOR ELECTROTYPE MOLDING

Bearers for locking in form for electrotype molding. The 1” x .918” bearer has a string groove and a bolster relief along one edge.
The 2” x .918”" bearer has four square edges. Thickness tolerance is plus or minus .0015”.

Magnesium Bearer, 1” wide x .918” high, lengths to 24”. Magnesium Bearer, 2” wide x .918” high, lengths to 24”.

Price per running inch $.26 Price per running, in¢h2.5 = eee $.50

 

MAGNESIUM TYPE FOR NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Available for the first time in the history of printing is a new kind of headline type that will outlast the hardest
foundry type by at least 10 to 1, and wood type 15 to 1.

Magnesium large letter type is made to withstand tremendous mat pressure and thousands of mat molding im-
pressions. Made from a magnesium alloy that is as hard as steel.

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AMERICAN PRINTING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO. + 42-25 9th STREET, LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 11101

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