Gauge, type

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OBJECT TYPE: 72 PICAS/12 IN.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0599.001

MANUFACTURER: Acme
MODEL: Unknown
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: WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: REPRESENTS EQUIPMENT USED IN A CANADIAN ONE MAN JOB SHOP OF THE 1920'S
Function: TO MEASURE (TYPE, LEADS ETC.) IN PICAS OR INCHES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 2 CALIBRATED SCALES, ONE IN INCHES MARKED 'INCH SCALE DIVIDED IN 16THS ACME MADE IN CANADA' & ONE IN PICAS MARKED '12 POINT SCALE/ DIVIDED IN 6 POINTS PICAS & NONP.'/ ON SAME SIDE 'SEARS LIMITED - MONTREAL - TORONTO - WINNIPEG - VACOUVER'/ OTHER SIDE 'Automatic and Hand-Fed Printing Presses - Offset Presses and/ Auxiliary Equipment - Complete Photo-Litho Machinery and-/ Apparatus-Bookbinding Machinery of All Kinds-Composing Room Furniture and Tools-Paper Box Machinery-Photoengra-/ ving Machines and Equipment-Printers' Supplies of All Kinds-/ Electrical Equipment-Rebuilt Machinery of Every Description'
Missing: From CA of 06/15/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD, FINISH MUCH WORN OFF, MARKINGS IN BLACK & RED
Decoration: N/A

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