Composing stick
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1983.0647.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- JOB/RIDGED-BACK & CLAMP/42 PICA
- DATE
- 1904–1909
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0647.001
- MANUFACTURER
- STAR COOLER CORP.
- MODEL
- STAR STICK
- LOCATION
- Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 700
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PLATED STEEL & BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.5 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- STAR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Springfield
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 A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACOMPOSING STICK WHOSE KNEE REMAINED FIRM & SQUARE TO THE BED OF THE PLATE/ A DOUBLE ROW OF RIDGES ON BOTTOM OF PLATE KEPT KNEE RIGID AT TOP & BOTTOM WHEN SLIDE WAS CLAMPED DOWN BY SCREW/ A LATER (A 1909) DESIGN REPLACED THE SCREW WITH A SLIDING LEVER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ENGRAVED 'THE STAR MF'G CO./ [STAR LOGO]/ SPRINGFIELD, O./ PATENTED/ OCT.11.1904./ OCT.31.1905.', '700/ [694]', ON SLIDE '[8947]/ 700'
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- DULL SILVER COLOUR, CONSIDERABLE DARKENED & SLIGHTLY RUSTED AREAS, BRASS COLOURED AREAS ON INSIDE OF KNEE & ON HEAD
- Decoration
- CUT OUT STAR ON BACK OF SLIDE
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
STAR COOLER CORP., Composing stick, between 1904–1909, Artifact no. 1983.0647, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0647.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This



































































































