CASE, TYPE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, LEAD, COPPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19930010017
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- WOOD, LEAD, COPPER
- No. Pieces
- ????
- Height
- 4.2
- Length
- 177.5
- Width
- 26.7
- Description
- WOOD TRAY OR CASE WITH NUMEROUS WOOD PARTITIONS. MOST PARTITIONS CONTAIN LEAD, WOOD, COPPER OR BRASS PIECES. ATTACHED TO CASE IS 1 BRASS & 2 STEEL RULES WITH DIFFERENT SCALES. WOOD PARTITIONS VARY IN SIZE. 1 SMALL STEEL BAR WHICH IS NOT RULED. BLACK STEEL ON RULES PAINT IS CHIPPING AND SCRATCHED. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. "HAMILTON MFG. CO." OF WISCONSIN U.S.A."
- Subjects
- PRINTING T&E
- Historical Association
- TRADES
- History
- THIS COMPANY WAS AN IMPORTANT SUPPLIER OF PRINTERS' FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. USED BY TYPESETTERS. TRAY OR CASE WOULD SIT ON COPY BANK OF TYPE CABINET. *UPDATE* IN 2010, NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SANDY SHARPE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19930010017
- Acquisition Date
- 1993-02
- Collection
- Museum
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