Case, type storage

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OBJECT TYPE: type sorts/ Chinese characters
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0025.001

MANUFACTURER: HUA NAN TYPE FOUNDRY CO.
MODEL: 9 X 12
LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Light brown wood tray is rectangular; pale cream-colour paper labels applied vertically on dividers bear black printed symbols; silver metal nails secure frame.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.2 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 2.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Material storage
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HUA NAN
Country: Taiwan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Taipei

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to hold and organize type within a type storage cabinet.
Technical: This variety of type storage is designed specifically for Chinese characters. In this instance, the case holds ideograms beginning with the "collector" symbol. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "HUA NAN TYPE FOUNDRY CO., LTD./ Head Office: 46, Yakiang St. Taipei/ Factory: 158, Neikiang St. Taipei/ Cable Address: KATAMATRIX TAIPEI" stamped in black ink on underside of case. "9 X 12" stamped in black ink on one short side. "19" printed by hand in red ink on one long side face. Chinese characters mechanically printed in black ink on paper labels applied to vertical dividers.
Missing: 49 compartment dividers are missing.
Finish: Light brown wood tray is rectangular; pale cream-colour paper labels applied vertically on dividers bear black printed symbols; silver metal nails secure frame.
Decoration: N/A

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HUA NAN TYPE FOUNDRY CO., Case, type storage, before 1979, Artifact no. 1979.0025, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0025.001/

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