Drill press
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0708.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Jardine, A.B. & Co.
- MODEL
- 3
- LOCATION
- Hespeler, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cast iron, 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
- 59.0 cm
- Height
- 70.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Hand
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Jardine
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hespeler
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- see comments
- Canada
-
Manufactured in an original Canadian foundry shop. A.B. Jardine & Co. was established in 1870 in Hespeler, ON (now Cambridge) and was the pioneer industry of the area. They held several patents on pipe-cutting and threading machines which were very successful. - Function
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Machine tool used to perforate holes in metal, used in blacksmiths shops. Automatic feed allows the drill to lower into the work. - Technical
-
Drill presses were a necessary part of all machine shops in 19th and 20th century Caonada. The gearing of this particular drill was designed by A.B. Jardine & Co., and fewer parts were needed which made the drill easier to operate. Electric drill presses surpassed hand-cranked drill presses once electric power became common. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Raised lettering (cast) - painted red, includes: mfr's name, location, model & symbol ['J' within a triangle]
- Missing
- Dismantled; no chuck
- Finish
- Painted flat black
- Decoration
- N/A
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Jardine, A.B. & Co., Drill press, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1978.0708, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0708.001/
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