Ink, ruling

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0959.001

MANUFACTURER: Eaton-Clark Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL TIN, UNKNOWN MATERIALS IN INK POWDER

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Bookbinding
Category: Ruling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Eaton Clark
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN RULING MACHINES TO DRAW LINES ON PAPER
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'EATON-CLARK Co./ RULING/ INK/ CONCENTRATED/ "INKS THAT RULE"/NET 1LB./ Importers and Manufacturers/ DYESTUFFS/ AND/ CHEMICALS' & 'ESTABLISHED 1838' & 'EATON-CLARK Co./ DYESTUFFS/ ARE/ CONCENTRATED/ UNIFORM/ AND/ DEPENDABLE/ 1490 FRANKLIN ST./ DETROIT, MICH./ Branch: Windsor, Ont./ PRINTED IN U.S.A.' & 'DIRECTIONS/ The water to be used for/ ruling inks should be soft,/ if possible distilled./ It should be heated to/ near boiling point. imme-/ diately before dissolving the/ powders, but the ink must/ not be boiled. Hard water forms a precipitate with/ many inks, clogging the/ flannels. Dissolve two ounces/ of powder in one gallon hot/ water for stock solution, then/ dilute with cold water to the required depth of shade.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TIN GOLD-COLOURED ON TOP & BOTTOM, SIDES NAVY WITH ORANGE & CREAM PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Eaton-Clark Co., Ink, ruling, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0959, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0959.001/

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