Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/CLAMP & SCREW/6 IN.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0607.001

MANUFACTURER: Chandler & Price Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, 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

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.3 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Chandler Price
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

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 set type by hand at a pre-determined length.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY PATENTED STICK WHOSE CLAMPING DEVICE - A SPRING PLATE THAT IS MOVED, ADJUSTED & HELD BY A THUMB SCREW - MADE CHANGING MEASURES EASIER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'CHANDLER & PR[I]CE CO./ CLEVELAND, OHIO'/ ALSO STAMPED 'S.M.'
Missing: From CA of 01/10/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: SILVER COLOURED, CONSIDERABLE RUST, FRONT MOSTLY RUSTY APPEARANCE/ SCREW ALSO MUCH RUSTED
Decoration: N/A

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Chandler & Price Co., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0607, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0607.001/

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