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OBJECT TYPE: JOB/12X3/WOOD & BRASS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0942.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD RIM/ BRASS BASE & SCREWS

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.5 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Make-up
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A SHALLOW 3 SIDED TRAY FOR HOLDING COMPOSED TYPE, OFTEN PRODUCED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF A SPECIFIC COLUMN WIDTH OR IN A CONVENIENT SIZE FOR JOB WORK
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A WOOD RIMMED GALLEY DUE TO WARPENING & WEAKENING OF SIDES, THEY WERE LATER REPLACED BY BRASS LINED WOOD. THE HEAD & SIDES ARE MORTIZED & TENONED TOGETHER TO ENSURE A TIGHT FIT YET IRON SCREWS HAVE BEEN USED ON THE BASE & THE GALLEY SIZE DOES NOT CONFORM TO MOST USUAL JOB SIZES, THEREFORE IT MAY BE HOMEMADE. IT IS STILL A USEFUL EXAMPLE OF WOOD/BRASS GALLEY CONSTRUCTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: 2 BASE SCREWS
Finish: UNFINISHED
Decoration: NONE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Galley, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0942, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1979.0942.001/

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