General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

plastic & wood materials of construction; possibly also paper

Dimensions

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

Length

12.4 cm

Width

9.6 cm

Height

2.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Etching/engraving

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FAIRCHILD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Plainview

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Used before 1975.

Canada

This plate produced on 1975.0467 Scan-a-graver Journalist 405D-2 engraving machine owned and operated by Lanark Era [newspaper].

Function

Used to reproduce a graphic image which may, in turn, be reproduced in quantity on a letterpress.

Technical

Image produced on engraver resembling a small lathe. The photo to be reproduced is fixed to the right-hand side cylinder of the machine, the print having the dimensions of the cut to be used. The photo is scanned by a photo-electric cell, which transmits electrical impulses to a heated stylus .The image is produced on a plastic sheet fixed to the other cylinder: burned dots of varying depths provide the contrast necessary. When the picture has been completely scanned, the unburned surface of the plastic sheet becomes the dot pattern of the 65-screen half-tone. The engraving is adaptable to all press operations, but optimal results are obtained from direct printing methods, either flatbed or rotary. The engraving can be mounted on a base thick enough to bring the engraving to type height- .918 inches. (ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CBC/ DONALD PILON" stamped in black ink on block back.

Missing

None.

Finish

Opaque synthetic (plastic} sheet mounted on rigid green sheet (paper?), in turn mounted on press-board wood block.

Decoration

N/A