Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/CLAMP & SCREW/12 IN./FLANGED
DATE: 1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0377.001

MANUFACTURER: HOE, R. & CO.
MODEL: YANKEE
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, STEEL WITH BRASS CLAMP

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 2.0
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: HOE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

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 STYLE INTRODUCED C.1870 BY HOE - THE FLUTED RAIL ALLOWED THE CLAMP TO SLIDE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RAIL RATHER THAN UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE STICK - THIS MEANT THAT THE STICK COULD BE LAID PERFECTLY FLAT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'R. HOE & CO/ PAT [HOLE PUNCHED AT THIS POINT] 8.76'/ '14' ON INSIDE OF HEAD
Missing: From CA of 11/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: DULL, DARK SILVER-COLOUR, RUSTED IN PLACES, CLAMP DARK BRASS-COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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HOE, R. & CO., Composing stick, 1870, Artifact no. 1979.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0377.001/

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