Chase (printing)
A chase is a heave steel frame used to hold type in a letterpress. Most of the space in the chase not occupied with type is filled with blocks of wood called furniture. The type and furniture are locked in place by quoins. When a chase is locked up with type, furniture, and quoins, it is called a forme.
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Chase (printing)
A chase is a heave steel frame used to hold type in a letterpress. Most of the space in the chase not occupied with type is filled with blocks of wood called furniture. The type and furniture are locked in place by quoins. When a chase is locked up with type, furniture, and quoins, it is called a forme.
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A chase is a heave steel frame ...... quoins, it is called a forme.
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A chase is a heave steel frame ...... quoins, it is called a forme.
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