Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/CLAMP & SCREW/10 IN.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0586.001

MANUFACTURER: Chandler & Price Co.
MODEL: YANKEE
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: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 3.4 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1895-1971
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF JOB STICK USED BY MANY CANADIAN PRINTERS, TYPICAL OF EQUIPMENT USED BY A CANADIAN COUNTRY PRINTER FROM THE END OF THE 19TH C. INTO THE 20TH C.
Function: To set type by hand at a pre-determined length which could be frequently adjusted for jobbing work.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE FIRST ADJUSTABLE STICKS PATENTED IN THE U.S. (PAT. 1857 BY DANIEL WINDER), IT WAS AN IMPROVED USE OF SCREW STICK & ALLOWED KNEE TO SLIDE ALONG STICK'S BOTTOM EDGE & BE ADJUSTED AT DESIRED MEASURE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED 'CHANDLER & PRICE/ CLEVELAND, OHIO [B]'
Missing: From CA of 11/29/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: DARK GRAY, SOME RUSTY AREAS
Decoration: N/A

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Chandler & Price Co., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0586, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1982.0586.001/

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