Tolbert Lanston

Tolbert Lanston ( born February 3, 1844 in Troy, Ohio; † February 18, 1913 in Washington, DC ) was an American inventor. His most significant achievement was the invention and development of the jig " Monotype ", so called because they poured individual letters and composed.

Life

Lanston came from a poor family, he left school at 15 years; after that he was a volunteer in the American Civil War, most recently as a sergeant. After 1865 he worked in the pension department of the U.S. government; there he met Colonel Seaton know, and in the print shop of his father, who worked for the government, Lanston learned printing.

• Person ( Printing )
• Americans
• Born in 1844
• Died in 1913
• Man