Scale, justifying

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OBJECT TYPE: typesetter
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0774.060

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 18 Set
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 60
Total Parts: 69
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and paper scale and cylinder with a clear synthetic cover protecting the scale.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 9.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: The justification scale helps the operator to know how much space is left at the end of a line, and thus when to end it.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT IN USE DURING TRANSITION STAGE FROM HOT-METAL TYPESETTING TO PHOTOGRAPHIC TYPESETTING
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On label on the outside of the cylinder: "THE MONOTYPE CORPORATION LIMITED/ Registered MONOTYPE Trade Mark/ 18 Set/ JUSTIFYING SCALE"/ Stamped in black on the side of the cylinder: "MADE IN ENGLAND"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: White scale with black markings wrapped around a silver-coloured metal drum. Stored in a brown paper cylinder with an off-white label with black markings and grey metal lid and bottom.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Scale, justifying, after 1926, Artifact no. 1976.0774, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0774.060/

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