Needle, etching
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WOODEN HANDLES
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0088.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ault and Wiborg
- MODEL
- 5
- LOCATION
- Switzerland
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN HANDLES/ STEEL NEEDLES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.4 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Platemaking
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Ault Wiborg
- Country
- Switzerland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED FOR 'ETCHING' LITHOGRAPHIC ARTWORK ON STONES OR PLATES - Technical
-
TOOLS COMMONLY USED BY LITHOGRAPHIC ARTISTS OF THE 19TH/20TH C. THE VARIOUS TIP SHAPES OF THE NEEDLES (FLAT, ROUND ETC.) PROVIDE DESIRED EFFECTS IN ARTWORK. THE 'ETCH' IN THE PLATE OR STONE IS VERY SHALLOW, THE PURPOSE BEING TO MAKE THE PRINTING SURFACE RECEPTIVE TO INK. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 STAMPED 'A & W * MADE IN SWITZERLAND NO. 5'/.2 STAMPED '2'/.3 STAMPED '5' & INKED 'R.G.'/.4 STAMPED '0' & INKED 'R.G.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNFINISHED
- Decoration
- N/A
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