General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON

Dimensions

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

Length

81.5 cm

Width

56.5 cm

Height

12.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image transfer

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wagner

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Hoboken

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

ORIGINALLY USED IN PRINTING SHOP IN S.W. ONTARIO, LATER USED IN OTTAWA.

Function

TO MAKE PROOFS FROM LITHOGRAPHIC STONES OR ZINC PLATES/ COULD ALSO BE USED TO TRANSFER OR REVERSE AN IMAGE FROM ONE PLATE TO ANOTHER AS REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTION RUNS ON THE MAIN PRESS

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PART OF PRODUCTION PROCESS OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 'OFFSET REVOLUTION' IN PRINTING. THIS PRESS WAS USED TO PROOF LITHOGRAPHIC STONES OR ZINC PLATES, WHICH IS SOMEWHAT UNCOMMON AS USUALLY PRESSES WERE DESIGNED FOR ONE OR THE OTHER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE 'CHAS WAGNER LITHO. MACH. CO./ INC./ 51-55 PARK AVE. HOBOKEN N.J.'

Missing

From CA of 05/26/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

PAINTED BLACK, CHIPPED IN PLACES

Decoration

SCROLLWORK ON SIDE PIECES