Combination composing stick/chase for book spine labels

Stick, Composing

Accession Number:
2009.17.34
Description:
Combination composing stick/chase for book spine labels; brass table with raised shelf on back; steel machine screw with knurled brass head on left locks and positions two (2) sliding brass bars, defining the width of a single row of set type; the two bars have grooves that track on the raised shelf on the back; steel bar screwed into groove in center of shelf fixes relative position of the adjusting screw.
Height:
0.25
Width:
5.75
Depth:
1.375
Date Made:
ca. 1965
Maker:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2009.17.
Subjects:
Manufacturing aids, tools, and supplies Tactile printing process Bookbinding Printing
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
American Printing House for the Blind
Material:
Brass, steel
Updated:
03/27/2012