Bench, draw

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OBJECT TYPE: POWER DRIVEN
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0117.001

MANUFACTURER: STANDARD MACHINERY CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
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: 366.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 122.0 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: STANDARD MACHINERY
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Rhode Island
City: Providence

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS DRAW BENCH USED C. 1900 UNTIL 1995.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 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. MFGOPERATIONS CEASED C.
Function: USED TO PRODUCE WIRE OF DESIRED DIAMETER FOR USE IN METALWORK, JEWELLERY MAKING, ETC.
Technical: DRAW PLATE DEVELOPED IN PERSIA IN 5TH-6TH CENTURY BC, AND MODIFIED BY EUROPEANS IN 14TH CENTURY. SIR JOHN BARTON, ONE-TIME CONTROLLER OF THE BRITISH MINT, DESIGNED THE DRAW BENCH IN THE 18TH C. IT IS USED TO FORM WIRES OF VARIOUS THICKNESSES BY PULLING OR DRAWING THIN METAL SHEETS THROUGH A PERFORMATED STEEL PLATE. * CONT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible, save trademark symbol of mfr.
Missing: PERFORATED DRAW PLATE.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH OBSCURED BY HEAVY LAYER OF DIRT AND GREASE.
Decoration: ELONGATED DIAMOND MOTIF WITHIN OVAL CAST ON.1 DRAW BENCH, SYMBOL OF STANDARD MACHINERY CO.

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STANDARD MACHINERY CO., Bench, draw, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1998.0117, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0117.001/

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