Printing : a practical treatise on the art of typography as applied more particularly to the printing of books (1904)
Jacobi, Charles Thomas · London : G. Bell & Sons · leaf 88
ften called, from the fact that these surfaces were origin-ally made of stone, and sometimes marble or slate, aremade of cast-iron slabs planed on the surface. These aremounted on strong wooden stands, bolted and screwed to giveadditional strength. They are made in several sizes, suchas double or… … FlO. 51. IMPOSING SURFACE. Forme-racks, fig. 52, are made, as a rule, distinct, and ofdifferent heights to take the standard sizes of chases. Theyare made of deal, with battens top and bottom to prevent theformes from rubbing or touching each other, thus forminga series of grooves; the space…
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