General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Steel

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

45.8 cm

Height

162.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools & equipment-trades

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

USMC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Manufactured in Canada by the United Shoe Machinery Corporation (USMC). USMC provided Canadian made machinery for Canadian made workers, as well as shoe machinery designed for the Canadian trade. Used in Kingston Penitentiary as part of work for inmates. They worked in industries such as shoemaking, forgeries, etc. so that they could gain useful, practical skills. In the 1851 Kingston Canada Directory of Professional Trades, the Penitentiary Boot and Shoe Store is listed.

Function

Machine tool that makes certain impressions on a previously blanked sheet of metal. Cold bending operation used to shape, flange or make shallow impressions.

Technical

Because of machines used in shoemaking such as the forming press, the industry could begin assembly line production and become a near total mechanization workforce. The forming press allowed metal to be manipulated according to certain specifications.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

Painted blue/grey

Decoration

N/A