Composing stick
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- OBJECT TYPE
- JOB/CLAMP & SCREW/9 IN.
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0574.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Caslon, H.W. & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.0 cm
- Width
- 1.7 cm
- Height
- 6.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Caslon
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
REPRESENTS EQUIPMENT USED IN A CANADIAN ONE MAN JOB SHOP OF THE 1920'S - Function
-
To set type by hand at a pre-determined length. - Technical
-
THIS STICK HAS A CLAMPING MECHANISM SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE 'BUCKEYE', AS THE CLAMP WAS ON THE SIDE & NOT THE BOTTOM OF THE STICK IT ALLOWED IT TO BE LAID FLAT - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'H.W. CASLON/ & Co./ LONDON'
- Missing
- From CA of 01/10/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- BRONZE-COLOURED WITH SOME DARK SPOTS & A FEW SPOTS OF GREENISH CORROSION
- Decoration
- N/A
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Caslon, H.W. & Co., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0574, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0574.001/
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