Press, standing

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/SPIDER & LEVER
DATE: 1870–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0819.001

MANUFACTURER: SANBORN MACHINE CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Mystic River, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cast iron - brass collar at head of press through which screw passes.

Dimensions

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

Length: 87.0 cm
Width: 53.0 cm
Height: 207.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Bookbinding
Category: Loose-leaf binding
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SANBORN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Mystic River

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1870'S+
Canada: Standard type of standing press used in mid to late 19th century small-production Canadian binderies.
Function: Applies pressure to newly bound books to allow glue which holds case (cover) and book together to dry.
Technical: This model represents the "traditional" manually operated style of standing press which is still popular with craft binderies. The iron press superceded one with wood checks.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfg's plate: "SANDBORNE MACHINE CO./MYSTIC RIVER, CONN.."
Missing: No lever ie. iron bar used to turn screw down onto pressing boards - no boards. From CA of 11/02/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - Bolts to hold brass bushing that platen screw threads into are missing, platen assembly resting on bed.
Finish: Originally black, overpainted green.
Decoration: N/A

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SANBORN MACHINE CO., Press, standing, between 1870–1880, Artifact no. 1984.0819, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0819.001/

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