Cabinet, type case

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/40 CASES
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0497.001

MANUFACTURER: Hamilton Mfg. Co.
MODEL: TRACY STEEL-RUN STAND 27
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: HARDWOOD (ASH OR OAK?)/ STEEL RUNS FOR DRAWERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 185.0 cm
Width: 93.0 cm
Height: 149.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: For storing several cases, or drawers, full of foundry type as well as a working surface for typesetting.
Technical: THE BRACKETS GENERALLY USED TO CREATE A WORKING TOP HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF IN PREFERENCE TO A SOLID, BOARD TOP OF THE TRACEY MODEL CABINET. BOTH SIDES COULD BE USED TO HOLD CASES, LEAD AND SLUG RACKS OR SPACING RACKS. BELOW THE WORKING TOP, A GALLERY RACK AND TWO COPY DRAWERS WERE PROVIDED. THE OVERHANG OF THE TOP COULD BE ADJUSTED FOR FOUR INCHES ON EITHER SIDE ACCORDING TO WORKING REQUIREMENTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: SOME BLACK PAINT- SOME GREEN (NOT ORIGINAL)/ SECTIONS STILL SHOW ORIGINAL STAIN ANDVARNISH
Decoration: N/A

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Hamilton Mfg. Co., Cabinet, type case, 1908, Artifact no. 1980.0497, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0497.001/

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