Table, packing

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OBJECT TYPE: Slanted
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0287.001

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: Made out of wood and metal hardware.

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.0 cm
Width: 71.0 cm
Height: 119.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Horticulture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: The packing table was used by workers at the Waddell orchard which was also a Quebec Department of Agriculture Demonstration Orchard.
Function: In order to both speed the packing of crates and hampers and to provide some ergonomic comfort to the labourers doing this task, specially built packing tables were used. This packing table was used specifically for apple packing.
Technical: Placed near accumulation bins/stations at the end of a packing line, packing tables were designed to facilitate the placement of apples into boxes destined for shipment. Equipped with a packing table, packing tissues, liners, and multiple storage containers, a ‘packer’ would wrap individual apples in tissue and place them in a box or basket in a specific pattern, so as to mitigate damage during transport; a tight pack was essential in achieving a quality product. Once packed the containers were rolled down a conveyor and sent to a lid-press so that the box could be nailed shut before being stamped and shipped to the consumer.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: The foot lever is missing.
Finish: The entire table is made out of wood with metal hardware.
Decoration: No decorative features.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Table, packing, circa 1930, Artifact no. 2010.0287, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2010.0287.001/

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