Composing stick
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- OBJECT TYPE
- JOB/COMPRESSION CLIP/16 IN.
- DATE
- 1885
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0752.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- GROVER
- 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
- STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 40.5 cm
- Width
- 6.0 cm
- Height
- 3.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- 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 A 'GROVER' STICK, WHICH WAS DESIGNED AS A QUICK & SECURLY ADJUSTING JOB STICK WHICH EMPLOYS A 'GUIDE' ON THE KNEE TO KEEP IT ATTACHED TO THE BED DURING ADJUSTMENT - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- DULL SILVER-COLOUR, CONSIDERABLY SPOTTED WITH CORROSION
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Composing stick, after 1885, Artifact no. 1975.0752, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0752.001/
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