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OBJECT TYPE: photography/ovals
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0711.001

MANUFACTURER: PRESTO MFG. CO.
MODEL: 2558
LOCATION: East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS SCREEN; CONSTRUCTION PAPER MATS

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.2 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Height: 1.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PRESTO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: East Pittsburgh

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: PRODUCES OVAL FRAME AROUND PHOTOGRAPH.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.10 All mats bear stamp: "4470", "2558", and "Infallible/Tinting Mask/Pat. Nov.5-1912"; mats numbered "form/1" to "form 9"/1 mat un-numbered; also bears stamp: "Presto Mfg. Co./Pittsburg, -- Pa."/red paper oval sandwiched between glass bears following info.: "The Infallible/Tinting Mask/ PAT. NOV. 5-1912/ PRESTO MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG--PA."/ PAPER ENVELOPE CONTAINER BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: "THE/ INFALLIBLE/ TINTING MASK/ NO. 2558/ SIZE OF PAPER 10X13/ OPENING 7X9/ DESIGN NOVO OVAL/ INSPECTED [---] 10306/ MADE BY THE/ PRESTO MANUFACTURING CO.,/ 5911 BAUM STREET,/ PITTSBURG, -- -- PA./ PAT.NOV.5.1912"
Missing: None evident.
Finish: FROSTED GLASS; RED PAPER MATS
Decoration: N/A

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PRESTO MFG. CO., Mask, after 1912, Artifact no. 1985.0711, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1985.0711.001/

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