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Description

(N-o Model.)

.H. MARSHALL 8; B. E. 'SPARRELL.

SUPPLEMENTAL LEADER TYPE CASE.

Iva 301,909. Patented Ju1y 16, 1884.

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HENRY MARSHALL, OF LYNN, AND R. EDWIN SPARRELL, OF BOSTON, MASS.

SUPPLEMENTAL LEADER-TYPE CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,909, dated July 15, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY MARSHALL,

of Lynn, in the-county of Essex, and B. ED-

means of hooks or other suitable devices connected thereto, and thus provide several extra compartments, into which may be placed F leaders or leader-type, fancy borders, and such other printing-type or extra printing devices and material not provided for in the regular printers case as now in general use, and it consists in the construction and arrangement of-a supplemental small case or box having one or more lateral partitions, forming a series of compartments adapted to hold or retain in a convenient po sition for easy removal therefrom of such contents, the front of the case and bottom thereof being formed with a view to facilitate the operation, and provided with means for temporarily securing it to or upon such portions of the common case as shall render it the most convenient for use; and it further consists of the combination and arrangement therewith of one or more hoppers connecting with the compartments in such manner as to enable the type-matter, when being distributed, to be placed in, the hopper, and when being set up to be removed from the bottom or lower portion of the case containing the typematter, so the whole contents may be uniformly used or worn by the operation of printing therewith; and it further consists in details of construction hereinafter more fully described, and set forth in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of our invention, showing a hopper connected.

Fig. 2 represents a similar view of our invention, the hopper being omitted. Fig. 3 rep resents a vertical section through the same as suspended upon a type-case when in use with a hopper.

A represents the ends of the case, provided Application filed February 7, 1883. (N0 model.)

with'a back, B, front 0, and bottom D, from which extends rearward and upward the incline-piece E, theback B being provided with hooks F, by which the case may be suspended from the front edge or projecting ledge of a common type-case, as'shown in Fig. 3.

The'case is provided with one or more partitions, H,so as to form two or more compartments, as shown in Fig. 2; but, if desired, the

be dispensed with and one or more hoppers, T, arranged instead, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The leaders, quads, borders, or sorts, when distributed, being placedwithin the hoppers T, work or slide downward to the bottom of the compartments, from which they are to be taken out when setting up, and thereby insure an equal wear upon the whole contents of the compartment.

upper tier or tiers of compartments, P, may

It will be understood that the case may be 7 constructed with only the lower compartments, if desired. The upper tiers-and hoppers may either one, or both be dispensed with, and

yet serve the purposes contemplated in our invention. 7 I e The case or cases-one or rriore1nay be suspended fromthe front ofa common type-case, as now in general use, by any means desired, and when not Wanted for immediate use may be removed therefrom and suspended from the wall or placed upon a shelf until occasion may render their use desirable.

Having thus described ourinvcntion, what we claim is- 1. A supplemental type-case having a se-. ries of inclined compartments, and provided with hooks adapted to suspend the ease upon the front edge of a common type-case, substantially as described, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A supplemental type-case having a series of inclined compartments extended upward into hoppers, and provided with hooks adapted to suspend the case upon the front edge of a common type-case, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

SYLvnNUs WALKER, W. R. MARBLE.

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