Composing stick
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- OBJECT TYPE
- JOB/CLAMP & SCREW/20 IN./FLANGED
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1297.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HOE, R. & CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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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
- 50.5 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HOE
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
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 STYLE INTRODUCED C. 1870 BY HOE - THE FLUTED RAIL ALLOWED THE CLAMP TO SLIDE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RAIL RATHER THAN UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE STICK - THIS MEANT THE STICK COULD BE LAID PERFECTLY FLAT - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'R. HOE & CO./ PAT. FEBR.8.78'
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- DULL SILVER, SOMEWHAT DARKENED, BRASS COLOURED CLAMP ON KNEE
- Decoration
- N/A
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HOE, R. & CO., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1297, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1297.001/
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