General Information

Serial #

HG 1312

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

cast iron frame; plated brass mechanics; wooden character selector knob; bright silver metal handle on crank; clear synthetic window on character selector dial face

Dimensions

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

Length

48.0 cm

Width

33.0 cm

Height

38.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Addressograph

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Embosses metal plates with name and addresses for printing of labels by addressograph machine.

Technical

ONE OF THE FIRST MODELS OF GRAPHOTYPE PLATE MAKER AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF METAL RATHER THAN RUBBER ADDRESSOGRAPH 'CHAINS'. THE ADDRESSOGRAPH CO. ONLY CAME INTO EXISTENCE IN 1896 AND THIS MACHINE'S EARLIEST PATENT IS 1899. IT IS ENTIRELY MANUALLY OPERATED [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate fixed to lower centre front of frame reads "HAND GRAPHOTYPE/ TRADE MARK/ - U.S. PATENTS - / MAY 9, 1899 NOV. 28, 1899 FEB. 2, 1904 MAY 11, 1909/ OTHERS PENDING/ ADDRESSOGRAPH CO./ CHICAGO U.S.A.". Serial No. "H G 1312" stamped into top of H-shaped frame on rear of main frame.

Missing

NO From CA of 03/22/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

black enamel paint on cast iron frame; plated brass mechanics; wooden character selector knob; bright silver metal handle on crank; clear synthetic window on character selector dial face

Decoration

N/A