David Bruce (inventor)

David Bruce Jr. (February 6, 1802 – September 13, 1892) was a New York industrialist whose inventions revolutionized the printing industry.

David Bruce
Born(1802-02-06)February 6, 1802
New York, New York
DiedSeptember 13, 1892(1892-09-13) (aged 90)
New York, New York
Occupation(s)Printer, inventor

Biography

David Bruce was born on Dey Street in Lower Manhattan on February 6, 1802.[1][2][lower-alpha 1]

In 1838, he invented the Pivotal Typecaster, and subsequently patented it in 1845.[5]

An example of the Pivotal Typecaster can be found in the Printing Museum of the firm of William Clowes Ltd. in Beccles in the English county of Suffolk.

Bruce died at his home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 13, 1892.[3]

Notes
  1. Some sources give his birthplace as Wick, Scotland.[3] This may be a confusion with his father, who was born there in 1770.[4]

References
  1. Bullen, Henry Lewis (April 1922). "David Bruce, Jr., Inventor of the First Successful Typecasting Machine". The Inland Printer. Vol. 69, no. 1. p. 64. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. "David Bruce". The Mechanical News. XXII (15): 375–376. October 15, 1892. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. "Death of David Bruce". The Brooklyn Daily Times. September 14, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bullen, Henry Lewis (April 1922). "David Bruce, Jr., Inventor of the First Successful Typecasting Machine". The Inland Printer. Vol. 69, no. 1. p. 63. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google Books.
  5. "Pivotal Typecaster". HistoryWired. Retrieved February 4, 2007.


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