Case, storage-carrying

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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied/hinged lid/matrix
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0189.039

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 39
Total Parts: 53
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood case with metal hinges and fittings and acrylic windows

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.2 cm
Width: 9.7 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To contain, store, protect, and carry matrixes when not in use.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HOT-METAL TYPESETTING TECHNOLOGY ADAPTED FOR USE ASPHOTOGRAPHIC TYPESETTER/ PROVIDES EXTRA VERSATILITY, WITH FEATURES SUCH AS INTERLINEAR SPACING, DOUBLE EXPOSURE & SUPERIOR & INFERIOR CHARACTERS FROM THE SAME NEGATIVES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Light brown wood case with silver-coloured grid to separate matrixes, brass-coloured hinges, clasp and label holder, and transparent, colourless acrylic windows.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Case, storage-carrying, after 1957, Artifact no. 1976.0189, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1976.0189.039/

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