One Very Small Magical Part of The Eighth Wonder of the World

Of the many critical parts of the Linotype machine (The Eighth Wonder of the World), the matrix or mat shown above might be considered the greatest breakthrough. Each mat is a small piece of brass about 1 ¼ inches tall. Each magazine of a specific typeface and size included dozens of matrices, assortment based on the letter usage. Over the years, the Linotype Company produced many million matr...