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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1903
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0862.001

MANUFACTURER: HANSEN, H.C.
MODEL: COMPLETE MITERING MACHINE
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1586
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON CASTINGS (MACHINED)/ WOOD HANDLE GRIP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Make-up
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HANSEN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: CUTS RULE OR BORDER TO DESIRED ANGLES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRECISE ANGLES & CLEAN BORDERS ETC.
Technical: IMPORTANT DESIGN FEATURES OF THIS MACHINE WERE: 1) A 90 DEGREE RULEHOLDER WHICH ALLOWED FOR PRODUCTION OF SQUARE MITERS WITHOUT A CHANGE OF POSITION; 2) THE ACCURATE ANGLE SETTING ACHIEVED BY THE USE OF A SIMPLE SETTING PIN; 3) THE SUPPORTER ON THE LEFT HAND GAUGE WHICH COULD BE SET TO EVEN EMS WITH THE ALLOWANCE FOR SETTING TO SIX POINT EMS BY MEANS OF SIMPLY TURNING THE SUPPORT A QUARTER TURN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: ONE ADJUSTMENT SCREW/ THE HOLDER SETTING PIN/ LEFT & RIGHT HAND GAUGES/ JOINTER SUPPLIED WITH THIS MACHINE IS MISSING/ HANDLE HAS BEEN BROKEN & REWELDED
Finish: BLACK 'ENAMELLED' FINISH (VERY WORN & CHIPPED)
Decoration: SIMPLE GOLD OUTLINING OF FRAME & RULE HOLDER STILL VISIBLE ALTHOUGH MOST MISSING (SEE REFEERENCES)

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HANSEN, H.C., Miterer, after 1903, Artifact no. 1972.0862, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0862.001/

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