General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOARD FITTED WITH METAL ARCH FILE MECHANISM.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

36.8 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dominion Stationers

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PRESUMABLY MADE & USED AFTER 1900. (REF. 2)

Canada

FILE BOARD SOLD (AND POSSIBLY MFD) BY DOMINION STATIONERS, RYERSON AVE., TORONTO. WHOLESALERS, DOMINION STATIONERS SOLD OFFICE & BANK SUPPLIES, AND PERFORMED PRINTING, LITHOGRAPHING, EMBOSSING, BOOKBINDING AND PAPER RULING SERVICES, AMONG OTHERS.

Function

TO SECURELY HOLD AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, ETC. WHILE IN USE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ARCH FILE INWHICH PAPER HAVING 2 HOLES PUNCHED IN CENTRE TOP EDGE IS SECURED TO BOARD BY MEANS OF CURVED METAL RODS. RODS MAY BE OPENNED TO ADMIT MORE PAPER, OR REMOVE SHEETS, AS NECESSARY. BOARD MAY HAVE BEEN ATTACHED INSIDE FLAT FILE DRAWER IN LETTER OR TYPE FILING CASE, SIMILAR TO "SHANNON ARCH FILE" PATENTED 1879, OR HAVE BEEN USED AS ARE MODERN CLIP BOARDS OR RING NOTEBOOKS.2 CHART USED TO RECORD MOVEMENT OF FILES, ETC. (SEE REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"DOMINION STATIONERS/ TORONTO/ EXCELLO/ ARCH FILE" cast in raised print on metal fitting.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

ONLY TOP SIDE OF BOARD HAS BEEN FINISHED.

Decoration

N/A