Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/CLAMP & SCREW/16 IN.
DATE: 1890–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0461.001

MANUFACTURER: Chandler & Price
MODEL: YANKEE
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: 41.0 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 2.9 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: EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF JOB STICK MARKETED BY AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN SUPPIER OF THE LATE 19TH-20TH C., THE TORONTO TYPE FOUNDRY
Function: To set type by hand at a pre-determined length which could be frequently adjusted for jobbing work.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF 'IMPROVED COMPOSING STICK', ONE OF MANY DEVELOPMENTS OF THE COMMON SCREW STICK
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED '[C]HANDL[ER] & [P]RICE/ CLEVELAND, OHIO.', 'TORONTO TYPE/ F[OUNDRY/ T [ILLEGIBLE]'
Missing: From CA of 11/29/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BLACKENED FINISH, SOME RUSTY AREAS
Decoration: N/A

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Chandler & Price, Composing stick, between 1890–1910, Artifact no. 1978.0461, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0461.001/

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