The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . nthe nresent work, numbers are used instead of letters.) inesosi^atures assist he binder in folding, as they occupy a certainsrcified place in each sheet; hence to ascertain if the hasspecinea piace necessary to examine the position of tresgnatur^e^The binder Ilso is th^s assisted in gatkerinao,collatrg ether the sheets of a volume in t-roper order « A if omitted
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . nthe nresent work, numbers are used instead of letters.) inesosi^atures assist he binder in folding, as they occupy a certainsrcified place in each sheet; hence to ascertain if the hasspecinea piace necessary to examine the position of tresgnatur^e^The binder Ilso is th^s assisted in gatkerinao,collatrg ether the sheets of a volume in t-roper order « A if omitted, because it would be on the title or first page .ndwould be bo I unnecessary and unsightly. By old custom .J. V,rd w/re diLrded, I an( and V being orignally used ^ 1 Vhe^p^ageriftpes efr^ang^din proper on a flat tabK Fortne. cove ed^vith stone or metal, called the ii,<pcsing » »J. f^d are thenready to be made into a /orm. m such a state that theycan be securely fastened up and moved about. Ihe lorme is en interest to the workman. , j construct TVP** composing machines that na\e uecu .^= _, , v q^. hav stooS the test of Practical exp^rien. The l-e^been^con^ PRACTICAL.] TYPOGRAPHY 701. Flo. 0.—Fraser composing machine. ground of economy with any possible mechanical arrangement Onthe other hand, employers and makers of machines allege that?owing to the opposition of the men machine type-setting hasnot had fair play. However that may be, it is undeniable thata composing machine is still rare in priiiting offices, and wlicre?employed it is only as an auxiliarj* to the ordinary labour of themen. It deserves to be mentioned that nearly the whole of theTiiies, with the single exception of the advertisements, has forjearc past been set up by machinerj, and that more than 10,000pages of the present edition of tlie Encyclopedia Britannka havealso been so set up. We have not space to describe witlj anyminuteness the construction ofcomposing machines. In tlic
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