Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/TOOTH & SLOT/73 PICA/BRACED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0554.001

MANUFACTURER: ROUSE, H.B. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 91893
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: 37.8 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 2.0
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ROUSE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

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: THE ROUSE JOB STICK WAS A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTIONAL STICKS OF THE TIME/ RECTANGULAR PERFORATIONS ON THE RAIL WERE ENGAGED BY A RACK MOUNTED ON THE KNEE WHICH, WHEN CLAMPED, PROVIDED AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SET MEASURE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED 'PRESS KNEE BACK/ [ARROW POINTING TO LEFT]/ BEFORE CLAMPING/MADE BY/ H.B. ROUSE & CO./ CHICAGO/ U.S.A./ 91893'/ ON KNEE ENGRAVED '91893'
Missing: From CA of 11/29/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: DULL SILVER COLOUR, SOMEWHAT DARKENED ON BACK & LEFT-HANDEND OF FRONT
Decoration: N/A

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ROUSE, H.B. & CO., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1975.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0554.001/

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