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OBJECT TYPE: DUPLEX PRESS/INSIDE CHASE/NARROW MARGIN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0023.001

MANUFACTURER: MANTON BROS. MAKERS
MODEL: IMPERIAL 127
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: 63.5 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Lock up/imposition
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MANTON
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED TO SEPT. 8, 1978
Canada: NONE IN PARTICULAR, HOWEVER, MANTON WAS ONE OF ONLY A FEW PRINTING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IN CANADA AND THE CHASE DOES BEAR A CANADIAN PATENT IN THE MANTON NAME, ALTHOUGH THE STYLE IS VERY SIMILAR TO AMERICAN PRODUCTS. FURTHER UPDATE OF INFORMATION PENDING SEARCH OF PATENT OFFICE FOR EXACT DESCRIPTION.
Function: To frame and hold type for printing.
Technical: CHASE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE DUPLEX TYPE OF PRINTING PRESS WHERE FOUR CHASES ARE PLACES SIDE BY SIDE ON THE BED OF THE PRESS. TWO INSIDE AND TWO OUTSIDE CHASES ARE REQUIRED (IE. TWO WOULD HAVE NARROW MARGINS)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: NO
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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MANTON BROS. MAKERS, Chase, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0023.001/

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