Cutter, lead

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1898–1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1293.001

MANUFACTURER: GOLDING MFG. CO.
MODEL: LITTLE GIANT
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, 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: METAL, MOSTLY IRON/ WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 19.0 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: GOLDING
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to cut brass and leads to desired lengths, usually for spacing material called furniture.
Technical: THE 'LITTLE GIANT' WAS INVENTED BY L.H. BULLEN IN LATE 1870'S & PATENTED & MANUFACTURED BY GOLDING FROM C. 1882, QUICKLY BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CUTTERS MADE FOR NEXT 25 YEARS. POWER OF ITS LETTER ACTION ALLOWED BRASS AS WELL AS LEAD TO BE CUT CLEANLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST ON HANDLE IS 'GOLDING MFG. CO./ BOSTON U.S.A.' & PAT./ U.S./ ENG. [?]' & 'LITTLE GIANT'
Missing: GAUGES
Finish: BASE MUCH WORN, APPEARS UNFINISHED/ CUTTER IS PAINTED BLACK WITH SOME RUSTY AREAS, BLADE & SOME BOLTS ARE A DULL, DARKENED SILVER-COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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GOLDING MFG. CO., Cutter, lead, between 1898–1927, Artifact no. 1984.1293, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.1293.001/

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