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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0195.001

MANUFACTURER: SIBLEY, EDW. L. MFG. CO. INC.
MODEL: CHALLENGE EYELET PRESS 1
LOCATION: Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: H5015
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.1 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SIBLEY
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
City: Bennington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EARLY 20TH C.
Canada: ARTIFACT COLLECTED & USED BY LORIS RUSSELL, PALEONTOLOGIST AT ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM.
Function: MECHANICAL DEVICE USED TO FASTEN PAPERS TOGETHER BY MAKING HOLE IN PAPER & INSERTING EYELET.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH C. EYELET PRESS. ACCORDING TO WWW.OLDSTAPLERS.COM, EYELET MACHINES PREDATED STAPLERS. CHALLENGE EYELET PRESS ENABLED USER TO PUNCH HOLE & INSERT EYELET AT SAME TIME, UNLIKE EARLIER MACHINES. IT WAS PATENTED AS RIVETING MACHINE IN 1887, WITH IMPROVEMENTS PATENTED IN 1902 (REF. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON BASE READS "THE CHALLENGE EYELETPRESS No. 1" WITH PATENT INFO. & "MADE BY/ EDW. L. SIBLEY MFG. CO. Inc. BENNINGTON, Vt. U.S.A."/ BLACK LETTERING ON OTHER SIDE OF BASE READS "THIS PRESS IS GUARANTEED/ TO GIVE SATISFACTION WHEN/..... EYELETS ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY"/ BLACK LETTERING INDICATING TRADEMARK REGISTRATION DATE/ INCISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "H5015"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: GOLD PAINTED DESIGNS ON PRESS

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SIBLEY, EDW. L. MFG. CO. INC., Press, eyelet, after 1907, Artifact no. 2003.0195, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0195.001/

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