Storekeeper

A compositor who has to look after the various founts of type, furniture, leads, &c. His duty is to keep an account of all the material in stock, and when a new work is given out to supply the companionship with the necessary appliances for executing it. In like manner, when a work is finished, and the companionship have cleared it away, the type, furniture, chases, leads. &c., are brought to him to be stored away ready for any emergency. The office of Storekeeper is frequently combined with that of Quoin-drawer Overseer (q.v.).