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
Chicago Ledger responsible for such series as The Hardy Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew, contributed to The "Chicago Ledger" under the name Edna Winfield. In 1925, Boyce's Big Weeklies merged to become the "Blade and Ledger". William D. Boyce died in 1929 in his penthouse apartment in the Boyce Building. The "Blade & Ledger" continued to be published monthly until 1937. Chicago Ledger The "Chicago Ledger" was a story paper published in Chicago, Illinois from 1872 until 1924. Put out by the Ledger Company and edited by Samuel H. Williams, the "Ledger" was a boilerplate literary magazine. Such periodicals were