Composing stick
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- OBJECT TYPE
- JOB/TOOTH & SLOT/57 PICA
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.1082.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROUSE, H.B. & CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 143406
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ BOX CARDBOARD, COVERED IN PAPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.0 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 1.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROUSE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To set type by hand at a pre-determined length. - Technical
-
THE ROUSE JOB STICK WAS A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTIONAL STICKS OF THE TIME/ RECTANGULAR PERFORATIONS ON THE RAIL WERE ENGAGED BY A RACK MOUNTED IN THE KENEE WHICH, WHEN CLAMPED, PROVIDED AN EXTREMELY TIGHT SET MEASURE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- READS 'PRESS KNEE BACK/ BEFORE CLAMPING/ MADE BY/ H.B. ROUSE & CO./ CHICAGO/ U.S.A.'/ ALSO '14340 6'/ MARKED OFF ALONG TOP EDGE & NUMBERED 3-57/ HAND ENGRAVED ON BACK IS 'R. Laurence Little'/ BOX READS: 'ROUSE/ PANERAMIC/ Hand Miterer/ Lowest Priced Fine Mitering Machine/ Made by H.B. ROUSE & CO./ 2214 WARD ST., CHICAGO' & 'NEW/ ROUSE Slug Clipper/ Made by/H.B. ROUSE & CO./ 2214 WARD ST., CHICAGO'/ ON ENDS READS 'ONE 12X2/ ROUSE JOB STICK/ PRICE.'/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM IS 'CANADIAN AGENTS/ MANTON BROS. LTD./ MONTREAL TORONTO VANCOUVER'
- Missing
- From CA of 11/25/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- SILVER-COLOUR WITH BRASSY-COLOURED PART, SOME RUSTED AREAS/ BOX IS BLUE WITH BLACK LETTERING
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROUSE, H.B. & CO., Composing stick, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1082, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1082.001/
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