近代初期の和文活字鋳造 (第2報)

黄楊父型, 柳母型による鉛活字鋳造

抄録

There are 389 lead type pieces remaining from the willow matrix typecastings invented by Kakoku SHIMA in 1870. Following Part 1, this paper discusses the appearance and dimensions of SHIMA's type, along with non-destructive elecrtronic microanalyzer test results. To back up our work we conducted reproduction tests on the unique willow matrix, known only in literature; the creation of boxwood punch; the creation of willow matrix through driving; and the casting of model type through pouring alloyed tin and lead and evaluated the technique of SHIMA in the history of Japanese type-casting technology.