US1203677A

US1203677A - Type-setting machine.

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Publication number: US1203677A
Application number: US33324806A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter Wright
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-09-04
Filing date: 1906-09-04
Publication date: 1916-11-07
Anticipated expiration: 1933-11-07

Description

W. WRIGHT.

TYPE SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, I906.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATIO'N FILED SEPT. 4. I906.

Patented Nov. 7, 19 16.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. a, mic.

Application filed September 4, 1906. Serial No. 333,248.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER WVRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Type-Setting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for setting type in machines for making multiple copies of circular letters, or the like.

Such copying machines are extensively used by persons who have no sklll as composltors,

and the difiiculty of setting the type in the ordinary manner by unskilled persons proves a great drawback in the use of these machines. v

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and easily operated machine for setting the type.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine; Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. '4 is a vertical section on the line li of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line of Fig. 1, parts being broken away; Fig. 6 is an enlarged broken vertical section transverse to the shift channel; tical section transverse to one of the type channels; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail side view of the pusher; Fig. 9 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 10 is an enlarged horizontal section of one of the type channels, showing a modification of the advancing means; ig. 11 is a cross section on the line 11-111 of Fig. 10; Figs. 12 and 13 are views similar to Figs. 10 and 11, respectively, of a further modification; Fig. 14. shows the parts in another position; Fig. 15 is a broken front view, Fig. 16 is a broken plan view of a modified form of the invention, Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the type used and Fig. 18 is a similar view showing a modified form .of type.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged ver- Said rack slides in a groove 6 in the under side of the bed, and is engaged by a gear 8 on a shaft 9. Said gear is advanced intermittently the distance of one tooth by means of a lever 10, having a forked end 11 fulcfrumed on the shaft and carrying a dog 13 pivoted thereto and controlled by a spring 14. The end of said lever is connected by a link 16 with a lever 15 actuated by akey lever 18 controlled by special key 17 so that, by depressing said key 17, the rack is advanced through the distance between two adjacent grooves at, and upon releasing the key, which is then raised by a spring 19, the lever moves back to its original position, the dog moving over the teeth of the gear wheel. This key 17 is depressed when a line of type has been set and it is desired to commence on the next line. By so operating said key each groove in the form is brought into line with a track 20 extending in front of the ends of a series of type channels 21, one channel for each letter or character used. This track is formed on one side, that remote from the channels, by a wall 25. On the other side, next the channels, is a'movable keeper pin 4:3, which acts as a support for the type while the same is being transferred by the pusher. The channels 21 all extend parallel with each other and discharge onto said track. The wall 25 has flanges or ribs 26 which enter grooves in the pusher 27. Said pusher is operated by means of a link 28 pivoted thereto and to the top of a bent lever 29, pivoted at 30 and connected by a link 32 with an arm 33 of a yoke having for its center a universal bar 35 adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of key levers 36 having the ordinary typewriting keys 37, said key bars being normally raised by springs. A retractile spring 11 is attached to the lower end of the bent lever 29 opposite itsfulcrum 30 in such manner as to return the lever after it has completed its forward stroke. Each such key lever is connected by a link 38 with a lever 39 adapted to operate a rack %0 extending under and parallel with the corresponding type channel, in which are a number of type 22 corresponding with the letter or character represented by the key. Each type has formed on its face 100 its distinctive character raised from a rectangular block having sides 101 and 102 engaged by a similarly shaped stern having sides 103 and 104 to the base having edges 105 and 106. ,The grooves thus formed in the sides of the type corresponding to 103 are engaged by ribs 42 which hold the type in the channels while the transverse grooves corresponding with 104 engage with the inner portion of the rib 26 and pin 43 respectively, while on the track 20, and also with the upper portion of the undercut grooves 4 formed in the type form 3.

To advance the type in the channels by means of the racks, several devices may be employed, and three are here shown. In the first modification, shown in Figs. 1 to 9 inclusive, there is provided. an advancer 23 grooved longitudinally in like manner with the type and having formed on its lower side a rack 31 adapted to be engaged by the rack when the latter is advanced. Said rack 40 is connected by arms 64 with transverse rods 65, so that, as it advances, it swings upward, engaging the rack 31 of the advancer 23, which is then advanced, correspondingly advancing the line of type. The rack is retracted by a spring 44. The rack 40 has a downwardly extending lug 45 to which is pivoted a lever 46 adapted to be engaged by the lever 39 and to be advanced thereby when the lever 39 is moved forward, but permitting said lever 39 to swing backward freely past it.

In the modification shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the advancer is dispensed with, and the type themselves 100 are cut away at the bottom to form a rack engaged by the rack 47 which is now formed with narrow vertical teeth 74. The type channels are extended upward at the rear, as shown at 48, and the type drop by gravity to the hori zontal portions of the channels. The rack 47 no longer swings on arms but rests on 1 cross bars 49, two springs 50, 51 as shown in said figures or in any suitable manner, being now used to retract said rack, the spring 50 at the rear to draw it backward, and the spring 51 at the front to draw it down. Said rack 47 carries a pin 52 which travels in a diamond-shaped groove 53 in the side of the type channel. When the rack is advanced, the pin 52 moves up in the rear oblique portion of the groove and then in the upper horizontal portionthereof, the rack thus guided moving, first, into engagement with the type, and then advancing the same. AS soon as pressure is removed from the key lever, the rack drops under the action of the spring 51, the pins 52 1noving down in the front oblique portion of the groove, and then rearwardly in the lower horizontal portion thereof to its original position.

In the modification shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the type channels are, in like manner, extended upward at the rear and the type 22 fall by gravity to the horizontal portion.

thereof. The rack 54 has a recess 55 in its under side, having a corner 56, engaged by the extended cam-shaped end 57 of the lever 39*. To the rear end of the rack is attached a spring 58. On account of this spring 58, the first effect of rocking forward the lever 39 is to tilt upward the front end of the rack until the upper surface of the front end of said rack engages a rod 59, said front end being thereby arrested in its upward movement. The teeth of the rack are now thrown into engagement with the under sides of the type, and, when. the rack can rise no farther, the continued movement of the lever 39 causes the rack to advance its front end sliding beneath the rod 59, advancing with it the line of type through a distance of one type. When the rack has traveled this distance, a notch 60 in the upper face of the bar 54 arrives at the rod 59 in its path, permitting the rack to rise, so that the upper end of the rounded edge 61 of the lever 39 arrives at the corner 56. A pawl 62 has at this time engaged a notch 63 in the top of the rack. The rack remains in-this raised and stationary position while the edge 61 of the lever moves under the corner 56, until the rear end of said rounded edge passes -said corner. TV hen the pressure is removed from the key lever, the lever 39" swings back. The rack then drops but when dropping it cannot move back until the pawl 62 has been disengaged from the notch 63. When the pawl is so disengaged the rack moves back to its original position under the action of the spring 58. The function of the notches 60, in connection with the rods 59 are, first, to arrest the advance movement of the rack and therefore to determine the distance through which the rack moves at each advance, and second, to allow the rack 54 to rise sufficiently to permit of the cam-shaped lever 57 passing freely beneath the rack, the pawl 62 becoming automatically disengaged from the notch 63 when the rack 58 is lowered below the radius of the pawls action.

It will now be understood that the entire operation is as follows :The channels being supplied with the type corresponding thereto, the operator depresses a key corresponding to the letter or character that he desires to set up in the form whereupon the line of type in the corresponding channel is, in the manner already explained, advanced through the distance of one type, discharging the foremost type against the wall 25 in front of the pusher. The con tinued movement of the key lever 36 actuates the universal bar 35, which causes the pusher to move swiftly along its path. When it arrives at the type which has been discharged from its channel, the keeper pin 43 passes into the neck 34 in the side of the type opposite to or away from the wall, and

this in the further movement of the keeper holds said type close to said wall. The pusher then advances the type to the end of the track and into the groove 4 in the form, the ribs or flanges of which engage said neck 34 of the type, the movement of the type causing other type already in said form to move onward therein. Vhen. the pusher arrives at the end of the track, the end of the keeper pin strikes the rib at one side of the groove 4 and is pressed back in the pusher against a spring 66, permitting the type to move on, the rib on the corresponding side passing into the groove in the type in place of the keeper pin. The function of the spring 66 is to normally maintain the keeper pin outward, and to move said keeper pin out when no longer held back by the rib. Then the finger is released from the key the pusher is retracted under the action of a spring 41, and the rack 40 also moves back to a position proper for advancing the line of type again in the same manner.

\Vhen one line of type has been set up in the form the operator presses the special key 17 advancing the form in readiness to set up the next line.

In Figs. 15 and 16 is illustrated a modification of the invention providing for setting both capital and small type with a single keyboard and a shift key. In this modification the key bar 36 is formed with. a slot 70 which is adapted to be engaged by either of two oppositely extending hooks 71 at the bottom of the two links 38, connected with levers 39 adapted to advance,'the.one the capital type, the other the small letter type. 72 is a shifter rod retracted by a spring 73 and adapted to be engaged by a shifter key, not shown, said rod being perforated to receive the links 38. WVhen said shifter rod is moved longitudinally, it disengages from the slot 7 0 the hook 71 corresponding to the small letters and engages therewith the hook corresponding with the capitals, so that when an ordinary key is depressed, a type of the corresponding capital letter is fed to the form. Upon releasing the shift key the shift bar retracts the links to their normal position.

It is to be noted that the type in the magazine are transferred to the chase, under positive control, that is to say, that the trans ferring device or pusher together with the raceway on which it moves, are functioned to interlock with and confine each selected type during transfer so as to preclude any possibility of displacement, no matter how rapidly the transferring mechanism may be operated. Moreover, the type being sidegrooved, as already explained, are also interlocked with their respective magazine and chase channels, so that at no time can a type become turned or displaced so as to jam in the machine, and thus, reliable and proper action is insured under all conditions of use.

I claim:

1. In a type setting machine, a series of type channels, a track for the type extending past the ends of the channels, comprising a wall on one side thereof, mechanism for advancing the type in each channel, mechanism for advancing along the track a type discharged thereon from a channel, and means for actuating said mechanisms in the above order in a single operation, comprising a key lever, for each channel, a universal bar actuated by each lever when depressed a suitable distance, a pusher engaging said wall and having av keeper pin to form the other side of the track, and an operatii'e connection between the universal bar and the pusher, substantially as described.

2. In a type setting machine, a track for the type comprising a wall on one side there of and a pusher along the track having a keeper pin adapted to engage the type on the side opposite said wall, substantially as described.

3. In a machine in which type is moved from one point in the machine to another, a type holder, a type receiver, a passagebetween the holder and receiver, said holder, passage and receiver being in the same horizontal plane and an advancing device moving in said passage and having a retractilemember for holding the type against lateral movement while advancing.

4. In a type setting machine, the combination with a magazine having a plurality of type channels terminating on a track-way open thereto and atype form at the end of said track-way all being in the same horizontal plane, of an advancer adapted to traverse said track-way, means combined therewith for engaging a type on the side adjacent to the channels, said means being retractile at the type form, and means for advancing the type form from one channel therein to another.

5. The combination of a holder having a plurality of parallel channels for type all disposed in. the same horizontal plane, keys corresponding to the channels, means for ad vancing tvne in said channels and discharging the foremost type therefrom, a trackway transverse of said channels, said trackway having a member adapted to engage with type discharged thereupon, a pusher engaging with discharged type and adapted to advance the same along the track-way, a retractile member combined with said pusher adapted to maintain type on said track-way, and means combined with the keys for Open ating said pusher.

6. In a type setting machine the combination with a gravity fed type magazine using.

type having grooves on all four sides and a wedge shaped bottom, of a key-board corre- &

sponding to the characters used, means combined with said key-board whereby the selected character is advanced by direct contact therewith, a track adapted to receive ad vanced type, an advancer traversing said track, means combined with said key-board for operating said advancer and means combined with the advancer and track whereby the type are engaged upon three sides during their passage over said track.

7. In a typesetting machine, a supply magazine having a plurality of channels, one for each character of type used, a plurality of finger keys corresponding to the type, a

track upon which type may be moved, means combined with said finger keys for moving type from said magazine, to said track, a type chase, and means of advancing type along said track and into said chase, the type having a transverse groove on each of its four sides, the grooves being suited to the channels in said magazine and chase.

8. In a key operated type-setting machine, a type supply magazine having a series of channels, one for each different type character, said channels being formed to permit type having grooved sides to move therein, a series of character key levers, a type trackway, means combined with said key levers for selectively moving type onto said trackway, means for advancing type along said trackevay, said means having a member litting a groove in the type thereby maintaining it in position on said track-way, and a movable printing chase adapted to receive type from said track-way.

9. In a type-setting machine, a horizontally disposed magazine, a plurality of T shaped channels formed therein, type grooved to suit said channels, each of the latter containing a difierent assortment, a

member having a surface extending across the ends of all of said channels, level with the bottom surface thereof, a movable type chase having channels registrable with said surface at one end thereof, key levers corresponding to said magazine type channels, a pusher movable longitudinally of said surface, means combined with each key lever for ejecting type upon said surface, means universal to all of said key levers for actuating said pusher and means combined with said surface and said pusher for guiding ejected type positively into said chase.

10. In a type-setting machine, a type magazine adapted for type having grooves on all four sides, a keyboard corresponding to the characters used, means combined with said keyboard whereby the selected type is ad *anced by direct contact therewith, said means operating to retain remaining type within their channel, a track adapted to receive advanced type, a pusher traversing said track the entire length thereof, means connected with said keyboard for operating said pusher and means combined with the pusher and track whereby the type are engaged upon three sides during its passage over said track.

11. In a type-setting machine, a grooved printing chase, a supply magazine having a series of undercut type channels, a stationary type-way grooved for type, a series of finger keys, means acting through the depression of a linger key formoving a type from the supply magazine onto said stationary typeway, means for advancing type on said typeway and into said grooved printing chase, and an extending member on said advancing means, the tyne having groove on one of its sides in which said member on the advancing means may enter, thereby confining the type against other than a forward movement.

12. In a type-setting machine adapted for type having slots on opposite sides, a type supply magazine having a series of undercut type channels arranged in the same horizontal plane, one for each different character and into which type may be fed, a series of finger keys representing the dillerent characters, a track-way adjacent to one end of the channels of the supply magazine, a grooved printing chase adjacent to one side of the magazine, means operative through the depression of a key for selecting the character desired and ejecting same from the magazine onto the track-way, means for advancing the ejected type on the t'raekway and to deliver same from said track-way into said grooved printing chase, and means for preventing the type from axial movement while being fed to the print ing chase.

13. In a typesetting machine adapted for type having grooves on opposite sides, a type supply magazinehaving a series of undercut type channels, one for each difierent cha acter and into which type may be fed, a series of finger keys representing the different characters, a track-way adjacent to one end of the channels of the supply magazine, a grooved printing chase, means through the depression of a key for selecting the character desired and ejecting same from the magazine onto the trackway, means for acvancing the ejected type on the trackway and to deliver same from said trackway into said grooved printing chase, and means combined with said advancing means having a part adapted to enter a groove on one side of the type and lock same against axial movement while being fed to the printing chase.

14. In a type-setting machine, the combination with a storage member having means to enter the grooves of grooved type, a keyboard having key levers corresponding with. the characters of type used, means whereby either of two selected characters may be ejected, a slideeway common to all. of the grooves in said type storage member, a type receiver at the end of said slide-way and a pusher mounted to travel over said slideway and move a type thereon into said receiver upon the depression of any of the character keys of said key-board.

15. In a type-setting machine, a maga zine having undercut grooves, grooved types slidably supported by the overhanging sides of the grooves, a series of finger keys representing the different type characters, a trackway on which type may be ejected from the magazine, means for ejecting type onto said track-way, a channeled printing chase and means for feeding type along said trackway and into saidchase, said feeding means having a part adapted to be operated by contact with said printing chase whereby the type may be completely entered within said chase.

16. In a type-setting machine, the combination with a channeled magazine, of a single type track-way arranged at the endsof all of the type channels in the same plane,

and a rib combined with said track-way adapted to enter transverse grooves formed in the type ejected from said magazine.

17. In a type-setting machine, a storage magazine containing a series of type of the same character, a universal typeway disposed transversely at the front ends of the type channels in said magazine, a rib combined with said typeway opposite to the ends of said channels, means for ejecting a type onto said typeway, the type having a groove across its side in which said rib may enter, and means for moving type on said typeway, said moving means having a part adapted to enter a groove on the side of the type opposite said rib, thereby locking the type against axial movement during its travel over said track.

18. In a type-setting machine, a channel supply magazine and a printing chase disposed in the same horizontal plane, in combination with a type'track-way, a universal rib supported on said type trackway, said rib being adapted to enter a transverse groove in the type, a single pusher for moving type on said track-way and into said printing chase, said rib acting as a guide throughout the type travel and means for automatically retracting said pusher.

19. A type-setting machine, comprising a printing chase having undercut channels, a horizontal type magazine, a type track-way communicating with channels in said magazine and leading from said printing chase, means for ejecting type from the magazine onto the type track-way, means for propelling type along said track-way directly into the printing chase and means for moving the printing chase so as to receive type in an unfilled channel.

20. In a type-setting machine, in combiwith each key lever whereby the corresponding rack may be operated and means for returning said rack to its initial position.

21. In a type-setting machine, a channeled magazine for type, a rack disposed longitudinally below each channel, key levers ar ranged with reference to said racks, means for selectively engaging a key lever with either of two adjacent racks, and means combined with said key levers for engaging a selected rack with type in the channel above, said engaging means also operating to move the rack forward in the channel and expel the outermost type therefrom.

22. In a type-setting machine, a magazine having parallel channels adapted to contain rows of type, racks movable lengthwise of the channels having teeth adapted to engage with the type, key levers corresponding to the characters of type used, means adapted to oscillate said racks forward and upward into engagement with the type, said means being operable through the depression of a selected key lever and means for returning said racks to initial position upon the up stroke of said key lever.

23. In a type-setting machine, a type magazine having a plurality of undercut channels, for holding types having oppositely disposed grooves suited to the channels, a plurality of key levers, a stationary type track, means combined with said key levers means operable to eject type outwardly from the magazine, a track-way onto which ejected type may be advanced, means for advancing type on said track, said advancing means having means for engaging said type on one side during its movement on said track, and means for releasing the type as it enters said grooved printing chase, said trackway and said chase being in the same horizontal plane.

25. A type-setting machine comprising a printing chase, a magazine for type, a support therefor, type ejecting means, a track upon which type may be ejected from said magazine, type advancing means movable in a fixed course over said track, means for positively locking the type by said advancing means during movement on said track, said means comprising an extending member on said advancing means engageable with a groove on one side of the type, and means for releasing the type upon its entrance to said printing chase.

26. A type-setting machine comprising a magazine for type, a support therefor, type ejecting means, a track-way upon which ejected type may be moved, type advancing means movable on said trackivay, and means combined'ivith said advancing means for entering a groove in one side of the type and locking it on said trackivay during its feeding movement.

27. A type-setting machine comprising a printing chase, a magazine for type, a support therefor, a track-Way, means for mov ing type from the magazine onto said track- Way, and means for advancing type on said track-way and feeding them into said printing chase, said advancing and feeding means having a part adapted to enter a groove on one side of the type during its movement along said track-Way.

28. A type-setting machine comprising a magazine for type, a support therefor, a track-Way, means for feeding type from the magazine onto said track-Way, and means for advancing type on said track-Way, said advancing means having a part adapted to enter a groove on one side of the type and positivel key the type to the track during its forward movement.

29. A type-setting machine comprising a. printing chase, a magazine for type, a support therefor, means for feeding type from the magazine tosaid printing chase, said means comprising a trackway upon Which type are first moved and advancing means over said track adapted to lock said type to said track-Way, said advancing means having a part adapted to enter a groove in one side of the type.

30. In a type-setting machine, a bed surfi face, type selecting means delivering type to said surface, and a type-assembling device, in combination With a traveling means serving to advance the selected type over said surface and constituting an ejecting means for forcibly discharging the type into the type-assembling device, the surface over Which the type is advanced accommodating the type so that it travels Without turning until it escapes, said surface and said assembling means being in the same horizontal plane.

31. A means for setting type, comprising a type supply in the form of a channeled magazine containing types having guide grooves in the opposite side edges in which the side Walls of the channels are received, the types furthermore having each a trans verse groove formed in the flat side of the type and extending through both side edges of the type, selecting devices operable to eject from the magazine the types representthe type said device being movable there- With. V

33. In a type-setting machine, the combination of a type carrier, a storage member having type receptacles, said carrier and receptacles being disposed at an angle to each other and a transfer member moving in a path between said storage member and the discharge end of all said receptacles t and having means adapted to convey type.

34. In a type-setting machine, the combination of astorage member having means for holding a plurality of rows of type, a cooperating type holder having means for holding rows of type, said storage member and type holder being arranged at right angles one to the other and an intermediate transfer member movable cross-Wise of said storage member and having means combined therewith to engage the type.

In a type-setting machine, the combination With a type holder having means to enter the grooves of grooved type, a storage member having a plurality of similarly acting type holders, the type holder first mentioned and those of the storage member being upon the same plane and at right angles one to the other, and an intermediate transfer slide adapted to embrace a singe type whereby grooved type may be held in the machine and transferred to the type holder from the storage member though intermediately free from both Without being released.

36. In a type-setting machine, the combination With tWo type holders arranged in the same horizontal plane and adapted to receive rows of type disposed at an angle one to the other, of an intermediate movable transfer slide provided With means adapted to engage a type as it leaves the grasp of one holder and retain such engagement until the type passes into the grasp of the other holder, the type intermediately being out of the grasp of both holders but in the grasp of the slide.

37. In combination With a typesetting ma chine having lettered finger keys for ejecting type of the same character, of a grooved flat printing chase having ribbed channels, in Which grooved type may freely slide, and means for feeding said type from said typesetter into anyone of said channels through the depression of any finger key.

38. In a machine of the kind described, a magazine of type channels, a chase for the composed type, a bank of operating keys having connections to propel the type within and from the type channels, said connections comprising members for each channel having direct contact with the type therein, and means for conducting selected type to the chase.

39. In a machine of the kind described, a magazine of type channels, a chase for the composed type, a bank of keys, connecting means therefrom to each type channel comprising members having direct contact with all the type in such channels for advancing the same therein and disposed below and out of contact with said type when in their inactive positions, and means for conducting selected type to the said chase.

40. A machine of the kind described comprising a type magazine and a chase both formed with type channels adapted to interlock with side-grooved types which may slide therein, and type transferring means interlocking also with the same type and operable to transfer the same successively from the magazine to the channels in the chase, whereby the'type are maintained constantly in positively controlled condition during transfer.

41. A machine of the kind described comprisin a magazine of type channels, a flat type channeled chase, a bank of keys for selecting the magazine type, means for transferring the selected type from the magazine to the chase, said means being formed to interlock with said type to confine the same against displacement during transfer, and a movable mounting for said chase whereby successive channels therein may be presented to said transferring means.

A machine of the kind described comprising a magazine of type channels, a flat chase, a bank of keys for selecting magazine type, means for transferring selected type to the chase adapted to interlock with grooves in said type during transfer thereof, and a movable mounting for said fiat chase.

43. A machine of the kind described comprising a magazine of type channels and a flat, channeled chase, means for transferring selected magazine type to the chase comprising a raceway extending transversely to the magazine channels, and a type-engaging member moving along said raceway and cooperating therewith to lock and confine the type during transfer, and means for imparting a step movement to the said flat chase to aline successive channels thereof with the said raceway.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 'my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER 'VVRIGHT,

Witnesses:

B. WRIGHT, FRANCIS M. XVRIGHT.

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