This information is taken from Monotype Technical Bulletins 51 and 78, the Monotype Book of Information 1970, various Monotype Caster and Super Caster Manuals, Monotype's leaflet on Casting Good Type, and drawings at the Type Archive.
Monotype nozzles are for either a narrow (7/8") or wide (1¼") pump body. Height in inches is from top to base, ignoring the length of the screw section. Drill diameters for holes, and lower hole lengths, are shown in inches, and then in millimetres (the machine drawings show 0.125 instead of 0.120, 0.070 instead of 0.062, etc). Serial numbers are H for composition and type & rule casters, and SH for super caster. Casting sizes are given in point size, but include Didot, e.g. 9pt is also 9D.
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| Note: 1/16=0.0625", 1/8=0.125", 3/16=0.1875", 5/64=0.078", 3/32=0.09375", 13/64=0.203", 7/32=0.219", 17/64=0.266", 19/64=0.297", 5/16=0.313" |
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| Nozzle | Pump | Serial | Use | Height | Drill
upper | mm | Drill
lower | mm | Lower hole
length | mm | Comment |
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| 1 | 7/8 | 14H
12SH | Composition Type 9-14pt
Quads 9-14pt | | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 2 3/16 | 55.56 | Lower hole drill was 0.125 before 1969. Earlier range was 6-12pt. Earlier length was 1 7/8. Superseded in 1960 by Nozzle 16 |
| 2 | 7/8 | a14H2
12SH1 | Display Type 14-36pt,
Large composition,
Duplex, Triplex,
Palace Script | 1.550 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | Superseded in 1960 by Nozzle 17 |
| 3 | 7/8 | 12SH6 | Lead & Rule 1½-3pt old mould and 4pt new mould | 1.550 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.152 | 3.86 | 2 5/64 | 52.78 | |
| 4 | 7/8 | 12SH2 | Quotes 4x4-4x2 | 1.550 | 0.213 | 5.4 | 0.213 | 5.4 | | | |
| 5 | 1¼ | 12SH3 | Display Type 42-72pt
Furniture 24-72pt
Quotes 6x6-6x5 | 1.550 | 0.213 | 5.4 | 0.302 | 7.67 | 2 1/8 | 53.97 | Use nozzle 6 for thin spaces |
| 6 | 1¼ | 12SH4 | Quotes 6x4-5x2
and 42-72pt thin spaces,
full face rules | 1.550 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | Lower hole drill was 0.125 before 1969 |
| 7 | 7/8 | 12SH7 | Experimental use | 1.550 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | Lower hole drill was 0.125 before 1969 |
| 8 | 1¼ | 12SH5 | Dashes,Leads,Rules,
Borders 12-18pt | 1.550 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | For 10pt and over (see also nos. 10,11) |
| 9 | 7/8 | 14H7
12SH14 | Thin spaces to 6pt
Multigraph | 1.550 | 0.029 | 0.73 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 2 5/16 | 58.74 | Lower hole drill was 0.125 before 1969 |
| 10 | 7/8 | 12SH11 | Lead/rule 1-3pt
moulds series 77000 | 1.750 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.180 | 4.75 | 2 17/64 | 57.55 | |
| 11 | 7/8 | 12SH13 | Lead/rule 4-8pt,
Borders
moulds series 76300 | 1.550 | 0.082 | 2.08 | 0.152 | 3.86 | 2 5/64 | 52.78 | An improved nozzle introduced in 1951 |
| 12 | 7/8 | b14H
b12SH1 | | | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 2 3/16 | 55.56 | Superseded by 16. Stainless steel, otherwise as 1 |
| 13 | 7/8 | c14H2
a12SH1 | | 1.550 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | Same as 2 but corrosion resistant (stainless steel) |
| 14 | 7/8 | a14H4 | Lead/rule 1½-12pt
moulds series 90,000 | 1.550 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 2 5/64 | 52.78 | Lower hole drill was 0.125 before 1969 |
| 15 | 7/8 | 14H32 | Multigraph strip | 1.838 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | |
| 16 | 7/8 | c14H
c12SH | Comp type up to 9pt
Quads and spaces 5-8pt,
comp moulds series 20,000, 22,000, and 100,000,
dual type, split fractions, Multigraph | 1.570 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.093 | 2.36 | 2 3/16 | 55.56 | Replaced Nozzle 1 in 1960, has smaller lower bore |
| 17 | 7/8 | d14H
d12SH | | 1.570 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.093 | 2.36 | 2 3/16 | 55.56 | Same as 16, but corrosion resistant (stainless steel) |
| 18* | | | composition up to 9pt
for 200,000 series | 1.687 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.093 | 2.36 | | | For U.S. use |
| 19* | | | | 1.687 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | For U.S. use, in lieu of no.2 |
| 20* | | | | 1.687 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | For U.S. use, in lieu of no.14 |
| 21 | | | Super caster
moulds in 200,000 series | 1.610 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.093 | 2.36 | | | For U.S. use, in lieu of no.18 |
| 22* | | | | 1.687 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.120 | 3.05 | | | For U.S. use |
| 23 | 7/8 | a14H7
a12SH14 | | 1.550 | 0.029 | 0.73 | 0.120 | 3.05 | 2 5/16 | 58.74 | For high-grade metal - replaces no.9 |
| 24 | 7/8 | g14H | 9pt and over, and all
sizes for moulds 300,000 | 1.570 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.125 | 3.05 | 2 13/64 | | Replaces no.16 |
| 25 | 7/8 | h14H | | 1.570 | 0.062 | 1.75 | 0.125 | 3.05 | | | For high-grade metal - replaces no.24 |
| * 300,000 series nozzles 18, 19, 20, 22 are made longer than their equivalent 16, 2, 14, 24 so that they are interchangeable with American made nozzles |
