Roll, ornamented

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OBJECT TYPE: ORNAMENTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0482.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 186
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD HANDLE/ BRASS DISC/ STEEL SHANK

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Bookbinding
Category: Tooling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MAKE IMPRESSIONS IN GOLD OR BLIND ON LEATHER AND SOME CLOTH. HAS A CONTINUOUS DESIGN. HAS TO BE HEATED TO THE PROPER TEMPERATURE, THEN GRASPED BY THE HANDLE WITH THE RIGHT HAND, AND THE END OF THE HANDLE IS RESTED ON THE SHOULDER.
Technical: A GREAT NUMBER WERE CUT DURING THE CENTURIES, SOME EXCEEDINGLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY ARE A FORM OF DECORATION THAT BELONGS TO THE PAST. THEY ARE AVAILABLE NEW BUT ARE COSTLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVING ON BRASS READS '186'/ ENGRAVING ON WOOD READS '29'
Missing: From CA of 09/13/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BROWN PAINTED WOOD UNEVEN/ GOLD PLATED BRASS/ SILVER BRUSHED FINISH STEEL
Decoration: ORNAMENTED WITH 2 LINES ROLL

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Unknown Manufacturer, Roll, ornamented, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0482, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0482.001/

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