Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE
JOB/TOOTH & SLOT/73 PICA/BRACED
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1975.0554.001
MANUFACTURER
ROUSE, H.B. & CO.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
91893
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
37.8 cm
Width
5.1 cm
Height
1.8 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
2.0
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Printing
Category
Typesetting
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
ROUSE
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Illinois
City
Chicago

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
THE ROUSE JOB STICK WAS A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTIONAL STICKS OF THE TIME/ RECTANGULAR PERFORATIONS ON THE RAIL WERE ENGAGED BY A RACK MOUNTED ON THE KNEE WHICH, WHEN CLAMPED, PROVIDED AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SET MEASURE
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ENGRAVED 'PRESS KNEE BACK/ [ARROW POINTING TO LEFT]/ BEFORE CLAMPING/MADE BY/ H.B. ROUSE & CO./ CHICAGO/ U.S.A./ 91893'/ ON KNEE ENGRAVED '91893'
Missing
From CA of 11/29/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish
DULL SILVER COLOUR, SOMEWHAT DARKENED ON BACK & LEFT-HANDEND OF FRONT
Decoration
N/A

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ROUSE, H.B. & CO., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1975.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0554.001/

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