{"product_id":"the-adjustable-clampersand","title":"The Adjustable Clampersand","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Adjustable Clampersand is a rare and precious thing: a true Core77-born commodity. Its first inkling was an original Coretoon by Tony Ruth, showing the typographical tool in sketchy form. And now, with much hard work and horn-tooting, you can find the fully-fledged and functional Clampersand. The glittering conjunction is made from aluminum, cast at the Batavia Foundry outside of Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I always envisioned the Clampersand as an ideal bookend for an open ended shelf,\" remarks Ruth. \"I use them to clamp several books upright into a freestanding centerpiece. Or I simply stand it up by itself on a table. I'd recommend using it to clamp verbally associated objects together into some sort of visual pun: bacon and eggs, salt and pepper, turner and hooch. That sort of thing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou heard it (and saw it) here first: git your fresh Clampersands, clamp them around the house, shop and garden for all your bookending puns and visual run-on sentences. Punctuate your projects, support American production, and give kudos to zealous cartoonists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sizing-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eGive projects stylish support and lend weight to puns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eHand-Eye Supply exclusive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e6.5 Tall x 7” wide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eClamp opens to 3”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eDesigned by Lunchbreath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clamps receive a rough polish and a secondary base grinding, ensuring that they sit flat while clamped. While the Clampersand is fully functional, it is not recommended as an actual shop clamp, because the cast aluminum is a lower strength material than a traditional steel clamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTony is a designer, illustrator and occasional cartoonist from Chicago, and inventor of the adjustable Clampersand. Mechanical design by Tim Haley of Tangible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vessel Ideation","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":404494809,"sku":"The Adjustable Clampersand","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/4252\/products\/HES_2_9_15_MGH_RAW-171.jpg?v=1424194254","url":"https:\/\/www.handeyesupply.life\/products\/the-adjustable-clampersand","provider":"Hand-Eye Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}