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OBJECT TYPE: YOKE
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0223.001

MANUFACTURER: PANTEX PRESSING MACHINE INC.
MODEL: L 20LH08
LOCATION: Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 29222B
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON; STEEL; CLOTH OVER PRESSING BOARD; WOODEN HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 104.0 cm
Width: 66.1 cm
Height: 116.0 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: PANTEX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Rhode Island
City: Central Falls

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: SOMETIME BETWEEN 1930 AND 1976 WHEN THE LAUNDRY WAS CLOSED.
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED IN A CHINESE HAND LAUNDRY IN ONTARIO
Function: USED TO PRESS YOKE OF SHIRTS.
Technical: MEANT TO BE USED IN THE LAUNDRY ALONG WITH A SLEEVER, A BODY-BOSOM PRESS, AND A COLLAR-CUFF PRESS TO FINISH SHIRTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED ON FRONT: "PANTEX PRESSING MACHINE, INC./ MACH. NO./ CENTRAL FALLS, R.I./ PAN-TEX/ PAN-TEX"/ VARIOUS PARTS NOS. MOLDED ON MACHINE/ PLATE: " CANADIANPANTEX MACHINERY CO., Ltd./ OF MONTREAL, CANADA/ THIS MACHINE EMBODIES FEATURES/ COVERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE/ FOLLOWING UNITED STATES PATENTS/ 1661153...2184375/ CANADIAN PATS: 285379 287225/ 287226 OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ MODEL L20 LHG 8/ NO. 28 222 B/ TESTED TO 150 LBS./ STEAM PRESSURE/ MADE IN U.S.A."
Missing: HANDLE BROKEN
Finish: GRAY GLOSSY PAINT WITH BLACK TRIM
Decoration: N/A

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