General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

IRON CASTINGS, STEEL RODS, ETC., WOOD TABLES, RUBBER?

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image transfer

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

New Champion

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1895-1971

Canada

ONE OF MANY MODELS OF JOBBING PLATEN PRESS USED BYCANADIAN PRINTERS (1890'S ESP). SUCH MACHINES WERE USUALLY REPLACED BY SUPERIOR EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CHANDLER & PRICE AT A LATER DATE.

Function

USED TO TO DO JOB PRINTING BY LETTERPRESS METHOD

Technical

STYLE OF JOBBING PLATEN IN WHICH THE BED & FRAME ARE MADE IN ONE PIECE. BED REMAINS STATIONARY WHILE THE PLATEN PIVOTS ON ITS LOWER EDGE TO MEET IT. THIS STYLE OF PRESS WAS INEXPENSIVELY PRO'D & THEREFORE POPULAR WITH JOB PRINTERS OF MODEST MEANS. MANY MFR'S BUILT THESE MACHINES DURING THE 1870'S & 80'S BUT FEW LASTED AS LONG AS THE NEW CHAMPION CO. WHICH BEGAN PRO'D AS A. OLMESDAHL (1886-89) THEN THE NEW CHAMPION CO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

UNKNOWN AT PRESENT (DISMANTLED), NAMEPLATE DEFINITELY MISSING From CA of 03/24/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - Appears to be missing one roller & associated brackets, rods & springs.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL PAINT, BLACK RUBBER?

Decoration

GOLD LINE DESIGNS ARE VISIBLE BUT WORN, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE ON PLYWHEEL.