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Reference code
GUA/12/10/1/6
Title
Type scale
Date(s)
- c1940 (Creation)
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Item
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1 object(s)
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Archival history
D.C.L Pullin, a former composition apprentice donated a number of objects to the Guardian in 1993
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Scope and content
A wooden type scale used in printing press
Production place: Sheffield, UK
Production note: Company was named Stephenson Blake & Co Ltd between 1841-1905, therefore it is assumed that the composing stick was produced during this time
Materials: Wood
Colour: Black; wood-coloured
Condition: Good
Dimensions: 330mm x 27mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Main inscription: "STEPHENSON, BLAKE & CO.'S TYPE SCALE; GRADUATED TO 12 POINTS AND 6 POINTS; MADE IN ENGLAND"
Creator: Stephenson Blake & Co. Ltd.
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