751 MOUNTS FOR PLATES. Caslon’s Mount is a very simple device, as may be seen from the sectional block annexed. The shaded part is the metal mount, and the black ends are brass catches made of four-to-pica rule. The mount being bevelled a little at the … caslon’s mounts. lower edges, the bottom projection of the catch holds there, and the upper projection clamps the plate which is laid on the mount. Locking up the forme holds all securely together. It is obvious that every sized plate requires its own special mount in this system. Dalziel’s system…
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