stage brace

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Near obsolete piece of stage hardware, used to hold a flat, Broadway in a vertical orientation.

From http://www.northern.edu/wild/th241/sc96.htm:

A stage brace, a standard piece of theatrical hardware, is two overlapping pieces of hardwood which can be adjusted in length. The top of the brace contains a "double pronged curved hook" that fits into the eye of a stage brace cleat. The bottom of the brace is attached to the stage floor with a stage screw. The cost of a stagebrack [sic] is about $60.00.

http://www.ia470.com/primer/scenery.htm

In modern usage, has almost completely been replaced by the stage jack. See also the threads http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/question-day/24644-what-old-jr-clancy-equipment.html , http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/question-day/23998-what-034-stage-brace-hanger.html , http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/...ese-products-what-do-they-do-stage-brace.html .