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Fifteenth Century Wooden Composing Stick

“Standing in front of the case, the compositor held in his left hand a wooden “composing-stick,” in which a rectangular trench had been cut to receive the letters. Reading and keeping in his mind a fe [...]

Keywords: printing, tools, typography, diagrams, hands

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Added: 2006-09-17

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Old Iron Composing Stick

Not mentioned in the text, but see the fifteenth century composing stick for details.

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Added: 2006-09-17

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16.—Holding a Ruling Pen

“13. Inking.—For drawing ink lines other than arcs of circles, the ruling pen (or right-line pen, as it is sometimes called) is used. Its should be held as nearly perpendicular to the board as possibl [...]

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Added: 2006-10-28

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14.—How to sharpen a pencil

With a point.

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Added: 2006-04-21

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11.—Drawing a circle with the compasses.

Showing how to draw a circle with a pair of compasses. This image is in more sizes than usual in case people want to use it as in icon of technical drawing (also called engineering drawing) or as an a [...]

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Added: 2006-03-10

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15.—Holding a Ruling Pen.

“13. Inking.—For drawing ink lines other than arcs of circles, the ruling pen (or right-line pen, as it is sometimes called) is used. Its should be held as nearly perpendicular to the board as possibl [...]

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Added: 2006-08-04

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13.—Bow Pencil and Bow Pen

For drawing circles with.

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Added: 2006-06-01

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12.—Dividers.

Dividers are like compasses but with two sharp points, and can be used for measuring distances.

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Added: 2006-03-10

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