Drive shaft

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OBJECT TYPE: conveyor
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0675.025

MANUFACTURER: GOSS PRINTING PRESS CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 25
Total Parts: 34
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal drive shaft

Dimensions

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

Length: 184.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 31.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image transfer
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GOSS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1899 TO 1971
Canada: POPULAR STYLE OF NEWSPAPER PRESS USED BY "SMALLER" CANADIAN DAILIES FROM THE MID 1890'S UNTIL THE MID 20TH C.
Function: Unknown
Technical: "...IS HELD TO BE IN PRINCIPLE THE FINAL STEP IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEWSPAPER PERFECTING PRESS" (REF.3). INVENTED BY JOSEPH L. FIRM IN 1899 & PRODUCED BY GOSS, THE'STRAIGHTLINE' RAN THE PAPER FROM THE WEB TO FOLDER IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF INTERCONNECTED DECKS INCREASED THE SPEED & EFFICIENCY OF NEWSPAPER PRINTING. IT ALSO ALLOWED FOR A 'COMPACT' SIZE PRESS IN TERMS OF THE FLOOR SPACE REQ'D. SHORTCOMINGS OF THE PRESS ARE DESCRIBED IN REF. 4.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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GOSS PRINTING PRESS CO., Drive shaft, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1971.0675, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0675.025/

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