General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper package; metal [possibly steel] fasteners.

Dimensions

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

Length

7.9 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

3.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Acme

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This example appears never used.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

To secure and reinforce wood joints.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Product illustration and text "ACME/ STEEL/ Corrugated Fasteners/ make strong/ wood joints/ Acme Steel Products Division/ Acme Steel Company, Chicago 8, Ill." printed on box face; "Acme Steel Corrugated Fas-/ teners quickly join anything/ made of wood. Use them for/ all types of wood working/ and repairing...chair seats,/ table tops, screens, fences/ and boxes. They're easy to/ drive with, across or at an/ angle to the grain./ Different types of wood/ take different size fasteners./ Be sure to use the right size./ SOFT WOOD- Use fastener/ depth at least 1/4" less than/ wood depth./ HARD WOOD- Use only a 1/4" or 3/8" fastener." printed on opposite side panel. Product illustration and text "ACME/ STEEL/ Corrugated Fasteners/ form wood joints that/ stay tight and rigid/ Made in U.S.A." printed on both long side box panels; "CONTENTS/ 50/ ACME/ STEEL/ Corrugated Fasteners/ 5/8 / DEPTH/ x/ 5/ CORRUGATIONS" printed on both short end panels. "T8542" stamped in black ink on end flap inside box; "321- 585/ Printed in U.S.A." printed on end flap inside opposite end of box.

Missing

None: package and contents appear complete.

Finish

Paper box exterior has white, black and lime green text and graphics; unbleached interior. dull silver metal [steel?] fasteners.

Decoration

N/A