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OBJECT TYPE: inspection/federal/meat
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0271.001

MANUFACTURER: Ketchum Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown wooden handle is stained by red ink. Silver metal head; darker silver colour metal dies.

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.8 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: 12.7 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: Unknown
Function: Used to apply inked mark onto butchered meat carcass.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Dies produce markings "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", and "P": These letters are incised on top of metal head securing each [matching] die; letters incised on central hub of die housing refer to stamp produced when struck [ie. "A" marked below "D" die because when struck an "A" is marked on carcass.]
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown wooden handle is stained by red ink. Silver metal head; darker silver metal colour dies.
Decoration: N/A

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Ketchum Mfg. Co. Ltd., Stamper, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2000.0271, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0271.001/

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