Improvements in Printers' Composing Sticks.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Printers' Composing Sticks.
We, FRANCIS GEORGE JOB, Traveller, EDWARD MARSDEN, Merchant, and JAMES
ALEXANDER HUNTER, Merchant, all of 36, Vicar Lane, Bradford, in the County
of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
This invention relates to improvements designed to secure ready and absolute
accuracy in the width of a given column or page of type set up for printing
purposes even when set in parts by different or several compositors, and is
accomplished by means of additions or improvements made to the composing
stick and lead and rule cutting machine used by printers.
According to this invention the composing stick may be made in the ordinary
manner and marked in one or more portions of its surface with a scale, or divided
into various lengths such as may be necessary. Each or some of the divisions
is provided with a hole, recess, or notch. The sliding portion of the composing
stick is provided with one or more pins or catches to engage with the holes,
recesses, or notches above mentioned and thus to hold the sliding bracket of the
composing stick until the bracket has been locked in the desired position by
means of a clamping device.
Dated this 2nd day of insuct 1900
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Printers' Composing Sticks.
We, FRANCIS GEORGE JOB, Traveller, EDWARD MARSDEN, Merchant, and JAMES
ALEXANDER HUNTER, Merchant, all of 36, Vicar Lane, Bradford, in the County
of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements designed to secure ready and absolute
accuracy in the width of a given column or page of type set up for printing
purposes even when set up in parts by different or several compositors and is
accomplished by means of additions or improvements made to the composing
stick as used by printers.
Such being the nature and object of the said invention the following is a com-
plete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this specification in which; -

page_text: Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved composing stick shewing the ordinary
slider block and clamp and also the additions thereto.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation shewing the pica divisions on the composing stick.
According to this invention the composing stick 1 is made in the ordinary
manner and is marked on one or more portions of its surface with a numbered
scale, and such scale is provided with holes or notches 2, 2. The divisions of
the scale have each a hole or recess 2 which are one pica distance apart and
extend down the bottom edge of the composing stick 1 (see Fig. 2) and two long
slots 3, 3 are provided in addition to the holes 2, 2 to allow for adjustment of
the stick to narrow bastard measure. The slider block or portion 4 of the com-
posing stick 1 is provided with one or more (preferably two) pins or pegs 5, 5
which engage with the holes or recesses 2, 2 above mentioned and thus hold the
slider block 4 of the composing stick 1 until such block 4 has been locked in the
desired position by means of a clamping device such as 6.
By using the improved stick as herein described when the desired width of
column is decided upon absolute accuracy and evenness of width is ensured
irrespective of the number of hands engaged composing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of
the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare
that what we claim is:
A composing stick 1 the block 4 of which is provided with a clamping device
and pins or projections 5 engaging with holes or recesses 2 in the stick 1 said
holes or recesses being provided with a scale as and for the purpose herein
described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed drawings.
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UILIS
nu day of May 1
FRANCIS GEORGE JOB.
EDWARD MARSDEN.
JAMES ALEXANDER HUNTER.
By their Agents, Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
FRANCIS GEORGE JOB.
EDWARD MARSDEN.
JAMES ALEXANDER HUNTER.
By their Agents, Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,