Cutter, lead & rule
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL
- DATE
- 1927
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0774.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROUSE, H.B. & CO.
- MODEL
- 40
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3903
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL, INCLUDING CAST IRON, STEEL, BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 72.5 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 25.8 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
- ROUSE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER 1927 +
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to cut brass and leads to desired lengths, usually for spacing material called furniture or rules. - Technical
-
ROUSE'S MODEL 40 LEAD & RULE CUTTER APPEARS IN AMERICAN WOOD TYPE MFG. CO.'S 1955-1956 CATALOGUE & AMERICAN PRINTING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO.'S 1987-1988 CATALOGUE (REFS. 1 & 2). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- CAST LETTERING ON CUTTER ARM READS "H.B. ROUSE & CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A."/ RAISED LETTERING ON PART READS "ROUSE 'FORTY' LEAD AND RULE CUTTER"/ LETTERING ONGAUGE READS "TIME SAVERS/ H.B./ ROUSE/ & CO./ FOR PRINTERS" IN LOGO & "U.S. PATENT/ 1647233"/ INCISED "3903" ON STAND
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BASE & CUTTING ARM PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROUSE, H.B. & CO., Cutter, lead & rule, after 1927, Artifact no. 1997.0774, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0774.001/
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