Engineering drawing drawing on A3 may be enlarged to A2 or reduced to A4. The U.S. customary "A-size" corresponds to "letter" size, and "B-size" corresponds to "ledger" or "tabloid" size. There were also once British paper sizes, which went by names rather than alphanumeric designations. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) ANSI/ASME Y14.1, Y14.2, Y14.3, and Y14.5 are commonly referenced standards in the U.S. Technical lettering is the process of forming letters, numerals, and other characters in technical drawing. It is used to describe, or provide detailed specifications for an object. With the goals of legibility and uniformity, styles are standardized and
The Daily Ledger absorbed the "Canton Daily Register" in 1926; the combined paper was known as the "Canton Daily Ledger and Daily Register" until 1961. In 1987, the paper was acquired by Hollinger. Current owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger in 1997. The Daily Ledger The Daily Ledger is an American daily newspaper published Monday through Friday mornings, and Saturday mornings, in Canton, Illinois. It is owned by GateHouse Media. The "Ledger" also publishes a free shopper publication, "The Fulton County Shopper". Both the shopper and the daily circulate throughout Fulton County, Illinois. The "Ledger" name dates