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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1868–1877
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0349.004

MANUFACTURER: HALL, JOSEPH WORKS
MODEL: GORDON'S CARD PRESS 1
LOCATION: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (STEEL, CAST IRON); WOOD & RUBBER COMPONENTS & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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Length: 41.7 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image transfer
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HALL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Oshawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS PRESS MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1870S+
Canada: JOSEPH HALL EST'D A BRANCH OF HIS AGRICULTURAL WORKS IN OSHAWA, ONT. IN 1858 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWING CANADIAN MARKET. C. 1865 THE OSHAWA FACTORY EXPANDED IT'S PRODUCT LINE TO INCLUDE PRINTING PRESSES: BY 1868 THE CO. WAS MFG & ADVERTISING 3 SEPARATE MODELS. KNOWN FOR HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS & PRODUCTION, THE WORKS CLOSED IN 1886, THE RESULT OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN & POOR MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. (REF. 1)
Function: HAND-OPERATED MACHINE DESIGNED TO TRANSFER IMAGES FROM INKED TYPE ONTO PAPER.
Technical: JOBBING PLATEN PRESS CONSIDERED WORLD'S MOST POPULARPRINTING PRESS (LETTERPRESS) OF 2ND HALF OF 19TH & MOST OF 20TH C.. GEORGE P. GORDON (N.Y.) DEV'D FINAL CONFIGURATION OF JOBBING PLATEN PRESS IN 1856. OPERATED BY FOOT TREADLE, INKING WAS AUTOMATIC: PRESS COULD ALSO BE POWERED EXTERNALLY. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE. INK DISK MISSING 1 "TOOTH"; ROLLERS REQUIRE RECASTING; PART/ALL OF UPPER FEED TABLE IS NOT ORIGINAL. A SECOND CHASE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH PRESS BY MFR.
Finish: Overall black in colour; original finishes are obscured by dirt and rust.
Decoration: N/A

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HALL, JOSEPH WORKS, Roller, circa 1868–1877, Artifact no. 2002.0349, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0349.004/

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