Block, V & clamp

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OBJECT TYPE: MATCHED SET
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0439.001

MANUFACTURER: General Hardware Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 116
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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: .1-.2 CAST IRON BLOCKS, WRAPPED IN WAXED PAPER..3 METAL CLAMP..4-.5 PAPER BOX HAS METAL WIRE FASTENER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.8 cm
Width: 6.9 cm
Height: 7.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Machine
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Hardware
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THESE BLOCKS NEVER USED. THESE TYPE OF BLOCKS USED AT LEAST 1950S+
Canada: METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESSBOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. THESE BLOCKS & CLAMP WERE PURCHASED IN 1977 FROM HOUSE OF TOOLS, LTD. IN CALGARY, AB, PRESUMABLY FOR USE WITH THE LATHE.
Function: USED TO HOLD ROUND WORK FOR LAYOUT AND INSPECTION.
Technical: V-BLOCKS AND CLAMP, USED IN METALWORK TO HOLD ROUND WORK FOR LAYOUT AND INSPECTION. USED IN PAIRS, V-BLOCKS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT & ALIGN ROUND WORK FOR DRILLING. A MATCHED SET OF BLOCKS IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PARALLELISM WITH THE TABLE SURFACE, WHEN WORKING WITH LONG STOCK. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .4 Box top reads "GENERAL/ [Registered trade mark symbol]/ V-BLOCKS/ AND CLAMP/ ONE SET NO. 116/ - 2 CAST IRON BLOCKS/ - GROUND IN PAIRS/ TO PRECISION TOLERANCES/ - 1 MALLEABLE CLAMP/ MADE IN U.S.A./ GENERAL HARDWARE MFG. CO., INC./ NEW YORK N.Y. 10013". Long side panels bear illustration of blocks & clamp, & text "NO. 116/ 2 BLOCKS AND 1 CLAMP/ MADE IN U.S.A.". "$16.20/ Hse of Tools/ Mar 15/77" handwritten in blue ink on one side. End panel marked "ONE SET NO. 116/ GENERAL/ V-BLOCKS/ AND CLAMP/ GENERAL HARDWARE MFG. CO., INC./ NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013". Price sticker on one end reads "131-12 Ave. S.E./ 86MSAC/ House of Tools/ Ph. 269-7365/ 16.20/ EACH".
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1-.2 UNKNOWN: SEALED IN BROWN WAXED (OR OILED) PAPER WRAPPER..3 CLAMP PAINTED BLACK; SILVER METAL BOLT..4 BOX TOP EXTERIOR IS YELLOW; BLACK TEXT & GRAPHICS..5 BLACK PAPER COVERING ON EXTERIOR; INTERIOR IS UNBLEACHED/NATURAL FINISH. SILVER METAL CLOSURERS.
Decoration: N/A

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