MACHINE, ADDRESSING
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact3787
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- IRON, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19870050002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- IRON, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 44.0
- Width
- 34.4
- Description
- MODEL 722-B SER. N. 241590. CONSISTS OF INKING RIBBON AND CONTROLS TO STAMP PAPER FROM METAL CARDS. IE. ADDRESSING LETTERS - ENVELOPES ETC. HEAVY CONSTRUCTION. LABELED "ADDRESSOGRAPH" "TRADE MARK" ON PRESS HANDLE. RIVETED NAMEPLATE; ALSO "PAT. NO. 1,274,350 OTHERS PENDING" "MADE IN U.S.A.".
- Subjects
- PRINTING T&E
- Historical Association
- BUSINESS
- History
- ADDRESOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORP. CLEVELAND OHIO *UPDATE* NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, TALKED WITH ROGER DILLABOUGH AND LORENZ DROSTE TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADDRESSING MACHINE. SEE BELOW. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, ROGER DILLABOUGH, THE MACHINE WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF THEIR HOUSE IN COALDALE, AB. THE DILLABOUGH FAMILY THOUGHT THE ITEM WAS INTERESTING SO THEY DONATED THEM TO THE GALT MUSEUM AS SOON AS THEY FOUND IT. NICOLE HEMBROFF INQUIRED ABOUT PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE HOUSE WITH THE LANDLORD AT THE TIME, LORENZ DROSTE. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM AND PREVIOUS TENTANTS OF THE HOUSE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE LEARNED ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND USE OF THE ARTIFACT. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HISTORICAL LAND TITLE CERTIFICATE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19870050002
- Acquisition Date
- 1987-08
- Collection
- Museum
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