Moulding machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- INJECTION/MANUAL/PLASTICS
- DATE
- 1929–1931
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0513.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eckert-Ziegler
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 6525-3 ?
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- metal (steel); glass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 218.0 cm
- Width
- 13.6 cm
- Height
- 180.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Industrial equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Eckert Ziegler
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This machine used c. 1930s +
- Canada
-
Believed to be oldest injection moulding machine in Canada. John A. Chantler of Chantler & Chantler Ltd. arranged for the sale of this machine to the Rubberset Brush Co., Toronto in 1930. (Ref. 3) The machine was installed at the Rubberset operation in Gravenhurst, ON in 1931. It was used to produce shaving brush handles from cellulose acetate. A second machine of this type was purchased in 1931 by French Ivory Products Ltd. in Toronto, ON. (Ref. 2) This machine was shown at Plast-Ex 1992 as part of the Canadian Plastics Pioneers booth. - Function
-
To produce identical items in rapid succession, by mechanical means, and using moulding techniques. - Technical
-
Early machines probably used celluloid, casein, styrene and other resins as moulding materials. It has two pressure gauges. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- No identifying markings visible on machine proper. Some components bear cast part numbers.: these now obscured by refinishing. Fitted with 2 gauges: temperature gauge scale 0-120 degrees C also reads "Stärk/ STUTGART"; pressure gauge scales 0-250 lb/sq. inch and 0-3500 kp/sq. cm also reads "manocont VDO OTA".
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- Original finish completely obscured by refinishing completed prior to acquisition in 1973. Metal injection moulding machine predominantly painted blue-green; some elements painted with silver aluminium paint; bright brass and silver metal fittings; hand crank bars painted black. Fitted with 2 pressure gauges: both have silver metal casing, white painted metal face, and clear glass window.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Eckert-Ziegler, Moulding machine, circa 1929–1931, Artifact no. 1973.0513, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0513.001/
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