Bracket—An arm or support, usually of metal, to hold cases on top of a stand, to hold galleys, etc.
Cabinet—An enclosure for cases, shelves, or boxes, closed up on the sides and back. See stand.
California Job Case—An extensively used type case arranged with boxes to hold capitals, small letters, figures, points, and the usual characters of a job font, complete in a single tray.
Cap Case—The top case of a standard pair of book or news cases. The capital case, or upper case.
Case—The printer's name for the shallow wooden tray with small compartments for holding types and other materials.
Case Cleaner—A frame like that of a type case with a wire bottom, used to assist in cleaning out type cases that have become foul with dust, grit, or similar dirt. The case cleaner is placed on top of the type case, fitting snugly over each box, and the whole turned up-side-down to transfer the type into the wire bottom. A gentle shaking then sifts out the dirt. When the case is turned back again the types go back into their original boxes. A vacuum cleaner, a small bellows, or an air pump are sometimes used for cleaning type cases.
Coffin—The box-like frame surrounding an imposing stone on its stand.
Dump—The place in a composing room where dead matter is kept until it is distributed; sometimes said of a standing galley where compositors place their composed lines to be assembled for proofing, etc. See Bank.
Empty Case—A case without the letters or types needed to compose lines. The case may have other letters, but some boxes are empty.
Form Rack—For holding printing forms that are locked in chases, before or after printing. It usually holds them in a perpendicular position.