General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION. FITTED WITH SHEET METAL GUARD FOR FLYWHEEL.

Dimensions

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

Length

45.0 cm

Width

45.0 cm

Height

124.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools & equipment-trades

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS ROLLING MILL POSSIBLY USED C. 1910- 1995.

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG. OPERATIONS CEASED C. 1995

Function

TO PRODUCE WIRE FROM FINE METAL SHEETS, FOR USE IN JEWELLERY MAKING.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ROLLING MILL USED TO PRODUCE WIRE OF SELECTED DIAMETER BY FEEDING A SHEET OFFINE METAL (IE. SILVER) BETWEEN TWO GROOVED ROLLERS. WIRE ROLLING MILLS MAY HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE 16TH CENTURY; THE EARLIEST WERE TURNED BY HAND. LATER ROLLING MILLS WERE POWERED BY STEAM, GAS ENGINE OR ELECTRIC MOTOR. THIS ROLLING MILL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FROM HAND TO ELECTRIC POWER OVER THE COURSE OF ITS WORKING LIFE, POSSIBLY IN 1950S. (SEE BIRKS DOC. "SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS & ALTERATIONS..." DATED SEPT. 25, 1950, COPY IN SUPP. INFO.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None, save electrical switch mounted on mill stand reading " D/ CLASS 2510/ TYPE AG-1/ TO RESET/ WAIT 10 MINUTES/ MOVE TO OFF/ [CSA logo]/ SQUARE D COMPANY/ CANADA LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO ".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

NATURAL FINISH, SAVE RUST COLOURED PAINTED COVER OVER FLYWHEEL.

Decoration

N/A