Gauge, set

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OBJECT TYPE: MONOTYPE/STEEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0171.001

MANUFACTURER: Chesterman Sheffield
MODEL: MONOTYPE
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL GAUGE; LEATHER CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 1.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Chesterman
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ONE - SOMETIME BETWEEN 1923 AND 1960 BY MR. WILLIS.
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF A GAUGE USED IN THE PRINTING INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Function: SPECIALIZED TOOL FOR MEASURING ACCURACY OF SET WIDTH OF CAST TYPE
Technical: MONOTYPE SYSTEM DEPENDS ON PRECISE ACCURACY OF MEASURES, SPECIALIZED TOOLS SUCH AS THIS ENSURE UNITS ARE ACCURATELY CAST.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON CASE: '"MONOTYPE"'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'W.H.W.'/ ON GAUGE CASE: '"MONOTYPE"/ CHESTERMAN SHEFFIELD/ JC/ ENGLAND/ RUSTLESS'/ FINGERSHAVE SCALES ON BOTH SIDES: '6 6 1/4/ 1/2 6 3/4 [SCALE 6 TO 42]' '7 7 1/4/ 1/2 7 3/4 [SCALE 5 TO 35]' '8 8 1/4/ 1/2 8 3/4 [SCALE 5 TO 30]' '9 9 1/4/ 1/2 9 3/4 [SCALE 5 TO 25]' '10 10 1/4/ 1/2 10 3/4 [SCALE 5 TO 25]' '11 11 1/4/ 1/2 11 3/4 [SCALE 5 TO 25]'/ 'WHW' SCRATCHED ON CASE
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN LEATHER CASE WITH GOLD PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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