so that when all
are pushed into place they present a closed front also.

[Illustration: Fig. 24. "Adman" Cabinet has equipment for two
compositors, supply of leads and slugs and assortment of materials such
as brass and copper thin spaces and quads.]

The printer's cabinet is now made in a multiplicity of styles and in
several sizes. The frames are usually of hard wood, but during the past
few years they have been made of pressed steel. Usually they provide
for one or more tiers of standard wooden cases for type, etc. Some of
the latest patterns combine in one structure racks for type cases and
facilities for holding assortments of the various kinds of material
which a compositor ordinarily uses, with provision for some special
material, as well as ample working space for galleys, etc. They are
planned to concentrate the frequently used material near to the
compositor's hands, to enable him to save the time occupied in going
from place to place about the room.

The old-style working stand or cabinet as illustrated in Figs. 20, 21,
usually made it necessary for a workman to stand directly in front of a
number of cases which he rarely used but which might be frequently used
by other compositors. In small workshops this arrangement offers no
inconvenience and there need be little loss of time or patience among
courteous fellow workmen. In large departments, however, especially
where floor space is pretty fully occupied and the working spaces are
narrow, a permanent workstand directly over a group of cases that are
frequently used by several persons has been found to be an annoying and
time-wasting arrangement.

[Illustration: Fig. 25. Double "City" Stand with working cases and case
racks. Note that the lower case may be pushed up when necessary to allow
access to galley underneath.]

About thirty years ago a radical change of this practice was proposed,
and is now being gradually adopted for modern equipments. This plan
places the working stand on one side of the cabinet and the case rack on
the other side, so that there is freer access to cases by all workmen.
The original styles of these stands and cabinets were called "Polhemus,"
after a New York printer, John Polhemus, who arranged his
composing-room in this manner.

The case-front side of the cabinet is provided with a galley top for
holding standing matter, etc., while the opposite side (the closed-in
back of the case rack) is surmounted with brackets for ty