Press, gilding

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0783.001

MANUFACTURER: HICKOK, W.O.
MODEL: STANDARD
LOCATION: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARDWOOD, WITH GUN-METAL BOXES AND STEEL SCREWS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 111.5 cm
Width: 110.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Bookbinding
Category: Marbling-edging
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HICKOK
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Harrisburg

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO SECURE GOLD ON THE HEAD AND OR FOREDGE OF BOOKS DURING THE BINDING PROCESS, AFTER BOOKS ARE SEWN AND TRIMMED.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF STANDARD SIZE GILDING PRESS, MFD BY W.O. HICKOK MFG. CO. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED ON A STAND (ALSO AVAILABLE FROM HICKOK), PLACING IT TABLE-HIGH, FOR THE COMFORT OF THE OPERATOR. ACCORDING TO HICKOK THIS PRESS WAS MADE OF SUPERIOR MATERIALS AND ACCURATELY CUT SCREWS AND NUTS, AND IF CARED FOR PROPERLY, WOULD LAST A LIFETIME (REF. 1). THIS PRESS CAN ACCOMODATE 2 TO 6 BOOKS. (REF. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " W.O. HICKOK/HARRISBURG " surrounds 5-pointed star logo, all stamped into each end of wood posts.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH THROUGHOUT, SAVE LOWER END OF EACH SCREW WHICH HAS BEEN PAINTED RED.
Decoration: N/A

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HICKOK, W.O., Press, gilding, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0783, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0783.001/

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