Mergenthaler

[ mur-guh n-thaw-ler; German mer-guh n-tah-luh r ]

/ ˈmɜr gənˌθɔ lər; German ˈmɛr gənˌtɑ lər /

Ott·mar

[ot-mahr; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr; German ˈɔt mɑr/,1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.

Example sentences from the Web for mergenthaler

Whitney and Cameron, he said, were large stockholders in the Mergenthaler.

Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine
The Mergenthaler, in particular, was attracting wide attention.

Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine
In the following year, Stephens invented his electric plough, and Mergenthaler made an improvement on his linotype machine.

Invention |Bradley A. Fiske
The Mergenthaler Linotype machine sets and casts type in the form of solid lines.

Historic Inventions |Rupert S. Holland

The Mergenthaler Linotype machine appeared in crude form about 1886.

A Book of Exposition |Homer Heath Nugent