Cabinet, type case

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD 50 CASE
DATE: 1897
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.1273.001

MANUFACTURER: Hamilton Mfg. Co.
MODEL: POLHEMUS 5
LOCATION: Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 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: OAK OR ASH CONSTRUCTION WITH CAST IRON DRAWER PULLS

Dimensions

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

Length: 194.0 cm
Width: 72.0 cm
Height: 113.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Material storage
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hamilton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Two Rivers

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: UNKNOWN - DEFINITELY NOT USED IN A PRINTING SHOP POST 1972
Canada: A POPULAR STYLE OF WORKING CABINET USED IN CANADA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH C.
Function: For storing several cases, or drawers, full of foundry type as well as a working surface for typesetting.
Technical: USED IN LARGER PRINTING SHOPS, THESE CABINETS WERE "BANKED" SO THAT 4 COMPOSITORS COULD WORK FROM THE SAME CABINET (2 PER SIDE) WITHOUT CROWDING. SUCH ADESIGN SAVED SPACE AND THEREFORE MONEY. THE POLHEMUS DESIGN BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CABINETS OF THE 1890-1930 PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: ONE CASE MISSING AND REPLACED BY A FALSE FONT (NOT SUPPLIED WITH A WORKING TOP LIE BRACKETS & WORKING CASES)
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Hamilton Mfg. Co., Cabinet, type case, after 1897, Artifact no. 1972.1273, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.1273.001/

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