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- OBJECT TYPE
- COLUMN,SINGLE/BRASS,WOOD CORE RIM
- DATE
- 1890
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.0131.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westman & Baker
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS/ WOOD CORE RIM
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 61.1 cm
- Width
- 12.7 cm
- Height
- 1.6 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
- Westman Baker
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- LATE 19TH C. - 20TH C.
- Canada
-
WESTMAN & BAKER WAS ONE OF ONLY A VERY FEW COMPANIES TO MAKE SUCH EQUIPMENT IN CANADA UNDER A REGISTERED PATENT. - Function
-
USED TO HOLD COMPOSED TYPE DURING TYPESETTING OR FOR PROOFING OR STORAGE PURPOSES. - Technical
-
WESTMANS PATENT RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GALLEY RIM. THE SQUARE BRASS RIM WAS ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF METAL WITH PART OF IT BEING CUT AWAY AND THEN BENT TO FORM A RIGHT ANGLE FOR THE CORNER. THE "ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF SQUARE METAL TUBE" FORMING THE RIM WAS SAID TO PROVIDE GREATER STRENGTH. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- HEAD MISSING/ TWO BASE SCREWS MISSING
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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