Shears, bench

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OBJECT TYPE: METAL/MANUAL
DATE: 1930–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0112.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 35.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools & equipment-trades
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TOOL PROBABLY USED C. 1930S-1940S +; NOT USED AFTER 1995.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS & EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG OPERATIONS CEASED C. 1995.
Function: USED TO CUT METAL SHEETS, BARS OR RODS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BENCH SHEARS, USED IN MACHINE SHOPS, GARAGES, METAL WORKING SHOPS, ETC. FOR CUTTING METAL SHEETS, RODS OR BARS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: SOME GREEN PAINT REMAINS ON MOUNTING BRACKET/BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shears, bench, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1998.0112, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0112.001/

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