Clamp

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OBJECT TYPE: PARALLEL
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0083.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Natural wood.

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.0 cm
Width: 39.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Boat & shipbuilding tools & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Believed to have been used during 1920s.
Canada: One of 2 clamps used by donor's father in 1920s while assisting in the building and/or repairing of boats. This elder Mr. Carman worked for a number of St. Lawrence River region boat builders: he was not considered (or did not consider himself) a boat builder in his own right.
Function: Used to hold work together during assembly or when being glued
Technical: Also called a "cramp".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Very worn: several spirals on posts have been worn/broken off.
Finish: Natural wood.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Clamp, before 1920, Artifact no. 2004.0083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0083.001/

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