Cutter, lead & rule

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1897
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0866.001

MANUFACTURER: Chandler & Price Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, BRASS GAUGE

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Make-up
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Chandler Price
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to cut brass and leads to desired lengths in ems usually for spacing material called furniture or rules.
Technical: IMPORTANT DESIGN FEATURE OF CUTTER IS THE INCLINED BED WHICH ALLOWS LEADS OR RULE TO ASSUME POSITION BY GRAVITY, ASSURING A SQUARE CUT. IT IS GRADUATED TO 12 PT. EMS (0 TO 85 EMS) & NUMBERED TO FINE EM LENGTHS. GAUGE IS FITTED WITH A LATCH DESIGNED TO ENGAGE SLOTS ON BED SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCKED AT THE DESIRED MEASURE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: THE GAUGE THUMBSCREW HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SLOT HEAD SCREW.
Finish: PAINTED BLACK/ N.B. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPAINTED AND THE RAISED LETTERING REGILDED, HOWEVER THE WORKWAS PROBABLY DONE ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL FINISH.
Decoration: GOLD LETTERING

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Chandler & Price Co., Cutter, lead & rule, after 1897, Artifact no. 1972.0866, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0866.001/

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