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OBJECT TYPE: METAL/MANUAL/CRANK
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0788.001

MANUFACTURER: PECK, STOW & WILCOX CO.
MODEL: PEXTO 585A
LOCATION: Southington, Connecticut, 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: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, WOODEN HAND GRIP

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 14.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools & equipment-trades
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PECK
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Southington

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED C. 1950S +
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO REDUCE THE DIAMETER OF THE ENDS OF METAL PIPE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE INSERTED ONE INTO ANOTHER TO FORM A CONTINUOUS LINE. (REF. 2)
Technical: BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE MACHINES CRIMPING WAS DONE BY HAND, USING A HAMMER TO SHAPE THE METAL AS IT WAS SUPPORTED ON A STAKE. CRIMPER DESIGN REMAINED RELATIVELY UNCHANGED C. 1900- 1950S, WHEN THIS EXAMPLE WAS PROBABLY PRODUCED. THIS CRIMPER IS FITTED WITH A SINGLE SPIRAL CRIMPING ROLL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate screwed to crimper reads " PEXTO NO. 585A/ MADE BY/ THE PECK, STOW & WILCOX CO./ SOUTHINGTON, CONN. " " P.S. & W. " cast in raised print, below. " 67-177.1 " handwritten in black marker on crimper casing.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: PAINTED GREEN, SAVE YELLOW CRANK HANDLES.
Decoration: N/A

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PECK, STOW & WILCOX CO., Crimper, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1966.0788, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0788.001/

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