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TYPE CASTING MACHINE It lis now nearly four centuries slnce eter SchOefer, who may be regard ed the father of letter founding, produced his rude types. By what particular process the casting was perormed the history of the invention does not in- form us, It is certain, however, that for several centuries, very little change or improvement has been made in lhe mode of casting, each letter or type being cast by hand, the matrx being held in one hand and the liquid metal thrown in with the other.

 Recently however. very important improvement has been made not only in the mode Ol casting type, hut in the appllca ion of steam to the process. So much so that regard the invention one of great value in the history oI the art of printing and as destined to lead 10 important results in ihe of type, if in their quality and their ability 10 the pressure and wear oi power and other presses.

 he improvement to winch we aude is Type Casting Machine, the invention of Mir. David Bruce, of the ciiy of New York, but much improved, and brought to present high state of perfection and practical utility by Mir. o. R. Van Benthuysen, If this city. This machine, rather the wheel by which it is propelled, may be worked by hand but any number of them may be worked by steam, seve- ral of ihem requiring only vgiaHt overseer or su- perntendent, and two or three children. Thus, four of these machines, which are small and com pac,, placed at convenient distances in line, may be kept in full operation by one person and three chil dren. The extent of the saving of labor, and the value oi this invention may be judged of by conn parison between its results and the usual mode of casting An expert workman will cast l5 type per minute with the usual hand mntrx This machine casts from 50 to 60 per infinite; and one person perintendng four of the machines, propelled by steam, will produce say 200 per minute It is at least safe estimate 10 say that one person and three children will in thIs way do the work of ten men, and turn out more type per minute.

 The patentee of thIs invention is Mir. Wm. Ha- ger, of New York. The manufacturer, who, as we have all eady remarked, has much improved the ma. chne and brought il into practical is Mir. o. R. Van Behuysen, al whose works, in the rear of Ly- dIus street, seveal of them are in admirable and profitable operation. One of them is ope- ration and others ordered by Messrs. FiggiHs & Co.,. London; and they in or have been or dered by several type founders in New York and in other American cilies.-[Albany Argus.