Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by process]
7. image-making equipment
8. [equipment for printing and printmaking]
9. type composition equipment

Narrower term/s

• cold-metal machines[+]
  • typewriter composing machines
  • keyboard typesetters [NP]
• hot-metal machines[+]
  • linecasting machines
• photocomposition machines

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to any of numerous machines used to set type, beginning with those of the early and mid-19th century, and including those for strike-on composition as well as electronic and photographic devices and systems.