Rule, composing

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Rule, composing

Entry/Object ID

Description

Print Composing Ruler. Material: wood. Size: 5/8" W. x 18" L. Description: natural light colored wood - black and red lettering - two thin layers adhered together - one side stamped "Picas" and numbered in the sequence 6, 12, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90, 96, 102, and 108 - black vertical lines indicate fractions - below Pica measurements: "Inches" and numbered 1-18 - below Inch measurements in red print: "1 Column, 2 Column, 3 Column, 4 Column, 5 Column, 6 Column, 7 Column, 8 Column" and red vertical lines indicating column width.

Context

Used by Walter Child from 1872 to April 25, 1901 on the Waseca Weekly News, the Waseca Herald and the Waseca Radical.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Rule, Composing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Typesetting Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

July 10, 2006

Update Date

November 21, 2024