Gauge, type

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OBJECT TYPE: 108 PICAS/18 IN.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0594.001

MANUFACTURER: Acme
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD WITH METAL EDGE

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: 3.9 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 IN PICAS AND/OR INCHES (MEASURING TYPE, LEADS ETC.)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2: 4 CALIBRATED SCALES EACH, LABELED 'ACME MADE IN CANADA' (SCALEIS IN INCHES); 'PICAS & NONP.'; '10 Point'; '8 Point'/.1 ALSO 'TYPOGRAPHERS PHONES AD.4127/AD.4128 CORNISH & WIMPENNY LIMITED/ 122 ADELAIDE ST. WEST TORONTO, CANADA PHONES AD.4127/AD.4128 TYPEMAKERS' & 'LEADS*SLUGS*HAND COMPOSITION*ORNAMENTS BORDERS/ MONOTYPECOMPOSITION*HARD METAL TYPE IN FONTS STRIP RULES*SPACES*QUADS*QUOTATIONS*SORTS/ MAKE-UP*LOCK-UP*COMPLETE MONOTYPE MAKEUP'/.2 'Hard Metal Type in Fonts CORNISH & WIMPENNY LIMITED/ 129 ADELAIDE STREET WEST TORONTO, CANADA Composition and Make-up' & 'Typographers PHONES AD.4127/AD.4128 CORNISH & WIMPENNY LIMITED/ 129 ADELAIDE STREET WEST TORONTO, CANADA Typemakers', HANDWRITTEN 'PARE'
Missing: From CA of 11/28/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD WITH SCALE MARKED IN BLACK & RED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Acme, Gauge, type, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0594, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.0594.001/

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