MANGLE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ROYAL MANGLE N44
- Materials
- STEEL, IRON, WOOD
- Catalogue Number
- P19770323000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ROYAL MANGLE N44
- Date
- 1900
- Materials
- STEEL, IRON, WOOD
- No. Pieces
- 5
- Height
- 134.5
- Length
- 90.0
- Width
- 63.3
- Description
- MANGLE HAS 4 LEGS & 4 CASTORS, PAINTED BLACK (EXCEPT ROLLERS AND HANDLE). GEAR DRIVEN, HAND POWERED. 3 ROLLERS, ONE ABOVE THE OTHER, MIDDLE ROLLER HAS A WHITE CLOTH WOUND AROUND IT. ROLLER 11.4 CM DIA. A DETACHABLE TABLE IN FRONT OF ROLLERS, CAN BE FOLDED. "DAVID MAXWELL & SONS, ST. MARYS, ONTARIO, CANADA" STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON TABLE. WOODEN HANDLE ON LARGEST GEAR WHEEL. USED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE PRESSURE ON ROLLERS. EMBOSSED ON UPPER ARCH: "ROYAL MANGLE N44". EMBOSSED ON HANDLE TO ADJUST PRESSURE "N.45", EMBOSSED ON ARCHES BETWEEN LEGS OF MANGLE "N.47". PAINTED BLACK.
- Subjects
- MAINTENANCE T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- *UPDATE* NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, TALKED TO DORA DURFEE (ALBERT BRUCE DURFEE'S WIFE) IN 2010. THIS ARTIFACT WAS INCLUDED IN A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. BRUCE DURFEE OWNED LETHBRIDGE APPLIANCES. HE STARTED THE BUSINESS SOME TIME IN THE 1940S. DORA DURFEE WAS UNABLE TO SHARE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
- Catalogue Number
- P19770323000
- Acquisition Date
- 1964-02
- Collection
- Museum
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