Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/TOOTH & SLOT/22 PICA/BRACED
DATE: 1909
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0879.001

MANUFACTURER: ROUSE, H.B. & CO.
MODEL: PICA STICK
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: BB1700
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STAINLESS STEEL, IN CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.1 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 3.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
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: 1909 TO PRESENT DAY
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 'STAINLESS STEEL/ PRESS KNEE BACK/ [ARROW POINTING LEFT]/ BEFORE CLAMPING/ MADE BY/ H.B. ROUSE & CO./ CHICAGO/ U.S.A./ BB1700' & 'MADE BY/ The Pica-stick/ H.B. ROUSE & CO. CHICAGO'/ ONE SIDE MARKED OFF IN PICAS, FROM 0-21/ KNEEENGRAVED 'BB1700', '2239/ FEDERAL' & '1162'/ ON BOX 'ROUSE JOB STICK', STICKER ON END 'MADE BY/ The Pica-stick/ H.B. ROUSE & CO. CHICAGO',STAMPED 'STAINLESS' & '6"'
Missing: From CA of 11/25/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: SILVER-COLOUR, BROWN CARDBOARD BOX
Decoration: N/A

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ROUSE, H.B. & CO., Composing stick, after 1909, Artifact no. 1977.0879, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0879.001/

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