Material Type

Artifact

Materials

WOOD, STEEL

No. Pieces

2

Height

30.4

Length

56.7

Width

13

Description

1. CUTTER: HAS RECTANGULAR WOOD BASE WITH SLIGHT SLOPING OF SIDES UP AND IN. HAS TWO HOLES DRILLED THROUGH BASE. ON OUTSIDE ENDS OF BASE HAS STEEL CUTTER STAND BOLTED ON. FEET OF STAND HAVE TWO TOES WITH THE BOLTS IN THE MIDDLE. ONE BOLT IS SQUARE, THE OTHER IS HEXAGON. THE STEEL SIDES OF THE CUTTER HAVE LOOP AND CIRCLE ETCHINGS. IT CURVES INWARD AND THEN OUTWARD IN MIDDLE, AND HAS THE SAME SHAPE ON THE TOP HALF. BOTH OF THE BOLTS ARE SQUARE THROUGH THE TOES AT THE TOP. TOP IS WOOD IN THE SAME SHAPE AS BASE EXCEPT NARROWER. HAS PLAQUE ON TOP THAT READS "J.C. WILSON LIMITED PAPER MAKERS MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER." WITH NOTCHED CORNERS. SIDE SUPPORTS HAVE A DOWNWARD NOTCH THAT OPENS AT THE SIDE AND THEN BECOMES VERTICAL. AT TOP OF STEEL SIDE HAS SMALL OPEN HOLE. OTHER SIDE IS IDENTICAL. THROUGH THE HOLE HANGS THE PAPER CUTTER BLADE. HAS A HOOK THROUGH THE HOLE, THEN CURVES TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF SUPPORT WITH ETCHINGS. HAS LONG STRIP OF STEEL BLADE ACROSS FRAME, HAS ROUNDED ENDS. INSIDE OF SUPPORT HAS A VERTICAL LINE. IN BETWEEN LINE AND TOP OF BLADE'S ARM IS A HOOK. HAS A PEG AT THE TOP WHICH KEEPS IT IN PLACE, BOTTOM OF HOOK FOLLOWS THE LINES OF THE SIDE SUPPORT'S NOTCH. HAS SOME SPLITTING OF WOOD. HAS DISCOLORATION AND SURFACE DIRT. STEEL IS CORRODING. 2. ROLLER: 50.4CM (L) X 2.3CM (D). WOOD ROLLER IS ROUND WITH STEEL PEGS COMING FROM EITHER END. HANGS FROM CUTTER'S NOTCHED SIDES BY THESE PEGS. HAS SOME SURFACE DIRT AND DISCOLORATION. MINOR CORROSION ON PEGS.

Subjects

PRINTING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

ARTIFACT CAME FROM CHINATOWN BUILDING WHICH HAS BEEN RECENTLY RENOVATED. (APARTMENTS NEXT TO SUN-YAT-SEN BUILDING) THEY KNEW THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT THE BUILDING, REMEMBER THAT IT HAD BEEN USED FOR YEARS AND RESCUED IT FOR DONATION.

Catalogue Number

P19960009000

Acquisition Date

1996-03

Collection

Museum

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