Accession Number: 2009.17.35
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; set with brass type and lead spacing, "1962-1991".
Height: 0.375
Width: 5.75
Depth: 1.5
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
