Clumps
Metal clumps are used in place of white-lines at the bottom of newspaper columns, to protect the letters from slipping in locking-up, when the foot-stick is short. They are cast similarly to leads, only of a thicker body, such as Nonpareil, Pica, &c.—For Stereotype Clumps, see Stereotyping.
Clumps
Metal clumps are used in place of white-lines at the bottom of newspaper columns, to protect the letters from slipping in locking-up, when the foot-stick is short. They are cast in the same manner as leads, only of a thicker body, such as Nonpareil, Pica, &c.—For Stereotype Clumps, see Stereotyping.