PERFORATOR
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PAPER
- Date Range From
- 1915
- Date Range To
- 1920
- Materials
- WOOD, IRON, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19770305000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PAPER
- Date Range From
- 1915
- Date Range To
- 1920
- Materials
- WOOD, IRON, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 96.5
- Length
- 83.5
- Width
- 78.7
- Description
- FOOT OPERATED. WOOD TABLE, BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. SERIES OF HOLES IN TOP; EACH HALF IS RULED (ON EITHER SIDE) FROM 2" TO 15" (NOT ALL NUMBERS VISIBLE). IRON FRAME, WOOD PANELS. "FRANKLIN" IN EMBOSSED LETTERS ON BOTH SIDES. A FLORAL PATTERN FOUND ON BOTH SIDES OF PERFORATOR & ON CENTRE TOP. "MADE IN U.S.A." IN EMBOSSED LETTERS BELOW FLORAL PATTERN. FLORAL PATTERNS PAINTED ON GREEN TAPE AND MASKING TAPE ON TOP SURFACE. MANY PERFORATING PINS ARE BENT OR MISSING. 3 PLATES MOUNTED ABOVE PINS; OTHERS APPEAR TO BE MISSING. 5 PIECES OF WOOD HAVE COME APART FROM THE SURFACE.
- Subjects
- PRINTING T&E
- Historical Association
- BUSINESS
- History
- THIS IS AN EARLY MODEL USED TO PERFORATE SHEETS OF PAPER ENABLING THEM TO BE TORN SUCH AS COPIES ON COUNTER CHEQUE BOOKS, LEDGERS, ETC. DONOR BELIEVES ITEM ACQUIRED ABOUT 1916. OWNERSHIP WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HERALD PRINTERS AT THE TIME OF THE SALE OF THE COMMERCIAL PRINTING DEPARTMENT. USED IN COMMERCIAL PRINTING DEPT. YEARS AGO WHEN THE HERALD OWNED HERALD PRINTERS.
- Catalogue Number
- P19770305000
- Acquisition Date
- 1976-08
- Collection
- Museum
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