Composing stick
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- OBJECT TYPE
- JOB/SCREW/18 IN./SQUARABLE KNEE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1977.0876.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wesel, F. Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- B
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
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
- 45.7 cm
- Width
- 5.9 cm
- Height
- 1.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Wesel
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- 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 STICK WHICH INCORPORATED A MEANS OF SQUARING THE KNEE FACE BY ADJUSTING A SCREW AT TOP OF KNEE - A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COMPOSING STICKS WAS THE KNEE NOT REMAINING PERFECTLY SQUARE WITH THE RAIL & HEAD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- ORIGINAL SILVER-COLOUR NOW DARKENED TO DARK GREY, A FEW SILVER PATCHES SHOWING THROUGH
- Decoration
- N/A
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Wesel, F. Mfg. Co., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0876, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0876.001/
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