The boxwood quoin will probably continue to hold its place, though not a few printers favour the use of the newly-invented iron articles offered by various manufacturers, such as Webb’s Mechanical Quoin, Ames’s, Hoe’s, Allen’s, and Hempel’s Patent Quoins. The latter quoin has, from its durability and easy application, crowded out all competitors.
HEMPEL’S QUOINS IN POSITION.
HEMPEL’S QUOIN.
Among the very handy things to have about an office, we may enumerate the circular and hollow quadrates, shown on pages [77] and [78]; corner quadrates, cast in type-metal; and also the brass line-formers, shown on page [79], that enable the workman to curve lines expeditiously.
CORNER QUADRATES.
Even so simple a thing as a shooting-stick, commonly made of hickory or ash, is now to be had in brass or iron. These latter are certainly more durable, but dangerous in careless hands.