Stamper

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OBJECT TYPE: inspection/federal/meat
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0264.001

MANUFACTURER: Ketchum
MODEL: B446
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: carcass branding machine
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal, wood and fabric components.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 7.2 cm
Height: 7.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ketchum
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: This type of stamper used by federeal meat inspectors to indicate assesed grade of meat.
Function: Used to apply inked mark onto butchered meat carcass.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "KETCHUM'S/ OTTAWA/ B446" stamped into one side of ink roller and marking mechanism housing. "B446" also incised in one end of marking roller. "CANADA/ CHOICE" [repeated twice] and separated by patterns of dots forms endless loop of text.
Missing: None.
Finish: Metal marking mechanism; fabric sleeve covers ink roller. These areas stained red by ink. Turned wooden handle has red colour finish; silver metal hardware secures handle & mechanism.
Decoration: N/A

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Ketchum, Stamper, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2000.0264, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0264.001/

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