Contractors in the barrel department at Parker Bros would hold the barrels up to a light source, like a window with an opaque covering, and ‘regulate’ the tubes together this way. I believe they would simply thump them with their fist as a hammer.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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