General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS, RIM IS WOOD FILLED

Dimensions

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

Length

62.0 cm

Width

19.8 cm

Height

1.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Make-up

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Westman Baker

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE ONLY PATENT PRODUCT OF AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN MFG'R OF PRINTING EQUIPMENT, WESTMAN & BAKER, TORONTO 1875-1922. EXAMPLE OF A GALLEY USED BY A TYPICAL CANADIAN COUNTRY PRINTING SHOP OF 1890'S. IT WAS PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY THE TORONTO TYPE FOUNDRY.

Function

USED IN LETTERPRESS COMPOSITION AND MAKE-UP TO HOLD SET TYPE FOR PROOFING AND STORAGE

Technical

WHILE NOT UNLIKE EARLIER BRASS WITH WOOD FILLED FRIM GALLEYS IN STYLE, JAMES WESTMAN BASED HIS PATENT ON HIS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE. RATHER THAN MITERING AND BENDING THE GALLEY RIM TO FORM A RIGHT ANGLE, WESTMAN CUT OUT A SQUARE SECTION AND BENT THE RIM TO FORM WHAT HECONSIDERED TO BE A MORE SUCCESSFUL RIGHT ANGLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METAL PLATE AFFIXED TO EXTERIOR READS 'C.C.C. 62'

Missing

8 SCREWS MISSING FROM BASE

Finish

NONE

Decoration

N/A