General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL (STEEL, CAST IRON); WOOD & RUBBER COMPONENTS & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

105.0 cm

Width

71.0 cm

Height

118.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

286.0

Diameter

N/A

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

Print reads "GORDON,S CARD PRESS, NO. 1,/ MANUFD AT THE JOSEPH HALL/ WORKS. OSHAWA, ONT." cast in raised print on metal crosspiece, below round inking table.

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

Black or dark blue enamelled paint. Various paint residue all ofer press from the printing process.

Decoration

N/A