MACHINE, MORTISING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- DIAMOND MORTISER
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- STEEL, IRON
- Catalogue Number
- P19710168000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- DIAMOND MORTISER
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- STEEL, IRON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 165.6
- Length
- 12.7
- Width
- 78.0
- Description
- CHISEL SHANK OR MANDEL OPERATED BY SPRING LOADED FOOT PEDAL. ADJUSTABLE TENSION SPRING. TABLE HAS VERTICAL TRAVEL, (ANGULAR L 45 DEGREE TO R 45 DEG. & HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENTS. MISSING SET OF 4 CHISELS. BLACK PAINT. EMBOSSED ON STAND "SENECA FALLS MFG. CO. SENECA FALLS, N.Y." FRETWORK ON TABLE IS ORNAMENTED "DIAMOND" TABLE TRAVEL STAMPED "83567". PAINTED BLACK. SIX ADJUSTMENT KNOBS. STAND HAS THREE LEGS WHICH ARE SLOTTED FOR FLOOR-MOUNTING. PRESSURE ON FOOT PEDAL TENSES SPRING AND BRINGS DOWN CHISEL SHANK. SHANK IS SLOTTED TO HOLD BITS. PLATFORM IS PAINTED WOOD. COIL SPRING WITH LATCH ARE HOOKED ON THE BACK OF THE MACHINE TO PROVIDE TENSION. THE COIL SPRING ATTACHED AT THE TOP ARM AND THE LATCH CAN BE INTERCHANGED ON THE BOTTOM HOOKS.
- Subjects
- WOODWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- TRADES
- History
- WOODWORKING MACHINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CUTS UP TO 1" WIDE, 3" DEEP. *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR DONOR OR NEXT OF KIN.
- Catalogue Number
- P19710168000
- Acquisition Date
- 1971-03
- Collection
- Museum
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