Fig. 21. The Addressograph Addressing Machine
Addressograph Co.
Fig. 22 shows the rubber type frame. The name and address are set up in the type frame, and can be changed at will. Type taken from old addresses can be used over and over again. When an address is set, a proof is printed on a card, which is placed in the upper half of the frame. This card is large enough for notations, and can be arranged for recording any information desired.
The metal frames are provided with tabs printed with letters, names of towns, numbers, or other special information, and are filed in card drawers, as shown in Fig. 23. They may be filed in any of the usual ways adapted for card systems; a customers' list may be filed according to states and towns, and the names in a certain town addressed without disturbing the balance of the list.
Fig. 22. Metal Frames for Rubber Type
The Addressograph Co.
To operate the machine, the address plates are first transferred to the magazine on top of the machine. The contents of a drawer can be transferred without handling. The plates are automatically fed to the printing point of the machine, from which they are returned to the drawer, which is placed under the machine, in the exact order in which they were filed. When the address frame reaches the printing point, the address is plainly visible on the card, so that any name can be skipped.
With an addressograph it is claimed that 3000 addresses an hour can easily be made. This takes the place of several girls, and reduces the cost to a minimum.
