Composing stick

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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/RIDGED-BACK & CLAMP/66 PICA
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0606.001

MANUFACTURER: STAR TOOL MFG. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Springfield, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 316
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: 31.7 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: STAR TOOL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Springfield

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 A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT MAKING A COMPOSING STICK WHOSE KNEE REMAINED FIRM & SQUARE TO THE BED OF THE PLATE/ A DOUBLE ROW OF RIDGES ON BOTTOM OF PLATE KEPT KNEE RIGID AT TOP & BOTTOM WHEN SLIDE WAS CLAMPED DOWN BY SCREW/ A LATER (C. 1909) DESIGN REPLACED THE SCREW WITH A SLIDING LEVER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'THE STAR TOOL MFG. CO./ SPRINGFIELD O./ U.S.A./ PATENTED/ OCT. 11, 1904./ OCT. 31, 1905./ MAR. 1, 1910.'/ ON SIDE IS ENGRAVED 'J. PARE'/ ON UNDERSIDE OF SLIDING PIECE IS '316'/ HAS CALIBRATED SCALE FROM 0-66
Missing: From CA of 01/10/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: SILVERY GREY WITH SOME RUSTY AREAS
Decoration: ON UNDERSIDE OF SLIDING PIECE IS A CUT-OUT STAR

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STAR TOOL MFG. CO., Composing stick, after 1910, Artifact no. 1988.0606, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0606.001/

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