Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/LEVERED SCREW/8 IN.
DATE: 1889
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0553.001

MANUFACTURER: Chandler & Price Co.
MODEL: BUCKEYE
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Chandler Price
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To set type by hand at a pre-determined length which could be frequently adjusted for jobbing work.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TYPE OF ADJUSTABLE STICK, POPULAR WELL INTO THE 20TH CENTURY/ THE CLAMPING MECHANISM WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE RAIL ONLY AND SO ALLOWED THE STICK TO BE LAID FLAT/ THE FRICTION PRINCIPLE OF THE CLAMPING MECHANISM WAS AN INNOVATION & IT COULD BE QUICKLY LOCKED BY TURNING A LEVER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED 'THE BUCKEYE/ PAT. NOV. [5], 89/ [C]HANDLER & PRICE/ CLEVELAND'
Missing: From CA of 11/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: SILVER-GRAY IN COLOUR, SOME AREAS FURTHER DARKENED
Decoration: N/A

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Chandler & Price Co., Composing stick, after 1889, Artifact no. 1975.0553, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0553.001/

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