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OBJECT TYPE: ADJUSTABLE/36 X 49.5 IN.
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0283.001

MANUFACTURER: Hamilton Mfg. Co.
MODEL: MASHEK
LOCATION: Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1428
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 127.0 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 100.0 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: Hamilton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Two Rivers

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1930'S TO 1980'S
Canada: NONE SPECIFICALLY. THIS TECHNOLOGY WAS WIDELY USED IN LARGER CANADIAN PRINTING PLANTS.
Function: USED FOR TRANSPORTING FORMS FROM IMPOSING TABLE TO PRESS. CAN BE RAISED AND LOWERED TO HEIGHT OF BOTH SURFACES FOR EASY MANIPULATION OF TYPE FORM.
Technical: SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT IN HANDLING OF TYPE FORMS AND SAFETY ADVANCEMENT AS LABOUR SAVING DEVICE AS ONE PERSON COULD MOVE MOST FORMS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON TABLEEDGE: 'PAT FEB 16 1909/ M 1426/ THE HAMILTON MFG. CO./ TWO RIVERS WIS./ MASHEK FORM TRUCK/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Hamilton Mfg. Co., Truck, form, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1993.0283, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0283.001/

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