Stick, composing

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Stick, composing

Entry/Object ID

1.06.247

Description

Printing Stick. Material: metal. Size: 2" W. x 20" L. x 5/8" D. Description: steel plate frame - raised edges at top and one side - moveable sliding clamp on other side locks into perforated slots along top edge - stamped into metal at top edge: "Patented H. B. Rouse & Co., Chicago U.S.A." and instructions: "Press Knee Back Before Clamping" - graduated measuring marks and numbers stamped along bottom edge

Context

Letterpress composing stick used for sizing printing jobs. Found with articles associated with Frank Goodspeed, James Child and Walter Child. Note: "Type setter's stick probably by Walter Child. Principal printer for James E. Child grandfather of Frank Goodspeed."

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stick, 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 11, 2006

Update Date

November 21, 2024