compositor

One of these was an old compositor who had "held a case" in that office for many years.

Companies were as hopelessly jumbled and mixed as a galley of type that a compositor has dropped downstairs.

Thence the proof passes back again to the compositor, who corrects the type in accordance with the proof-reader's markings.

The portion thus given each compositor is called a "take," and its length is determined by circumstances.

If many such occur, the proof is again passed to the compositor for further correction and the taking of fresh proofs.