case-making machine
A hand- or machine-fed machine used to assemble
the covering material, boards, and inlays of
case-bound edition books. Case-making machines are
of two general types: sheet fed, either by hand or
machine, and roll fed, by machine. Roll fed
machines require two additional steps in their
operation as compared with sheet-fed machines,
namely, corner cutting and separation of the
individual cases. The covering material, however,
does not have to he pre-cut. Sheet fed machines
receive the covering material in the correct size
for the individual case with the corners already
cut.
Case-making machines may be modified for use of
paper as the covering material, to make
round-cornered eases, to use light board instead
of paper for the inlays, and to make album covers
which have one narrow and one wide board, with a
hinge. Modern ease-making machines can produce up
to 21 cases per minute with dimensions of 5 1/2 by
7 1/2 inches to 9 1/2 by 15 1/2 inches, with
extended capabilities using accessory equipment.
The case-making machine dates back to the latter
years of the 19th century; its greatest period of
development was 1891-95. (89 , 196 , 203 , 320 )
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