Folding machine

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OBJECT TYPE: KNIFE/BUCKLE
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0021.001

MANUFACTURER: LIBERTY FOLDER CO.
MODEL: BAUM FOLDER 1925/289
LOCATION: Sidney, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3934
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON FRAMEWORK/ STEEL ROLLERS, GEARS ETC/ SOME BRASS (ROLLER SLEEVES, ETC.)

Dimensions

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

Length: 194.0 cm
Width: 90.0 cm
Height: 123.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Bookbinding
Category: Folding
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: LIBERTY
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Sidney

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN THE PERTH COURIER NEWSPAPER OFFICE, PERTH, ONTARIO.
Function: Unknown
Technical: THIS IS AN EARLY MODEL (ONE OF BAUM'S FIRST) OF THE 'NEW' SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE FOLDERS DESIGNED FOR THE PRINTING OFFICE. BAUM FOLDERS COMBINED KNIFE & BUCKLE FOLDING METHODS. ORIGINALLY BAUM FOLDERS WERE PRODUCED BY THE LIBERTY FOLDER CO., BUT BY 1925, BAUM BEGAN TO SUPPLY ITS FOLDERS DIRECTLY FROM ITS OWN FACTORIES. THE 19X25 MODEL WAS CALLED 'THE GREATEST VALUE IN THE FOLDER WORLD' IN PERIOD ADVERTISEMENTS. APPEARS TO MAKE TWO PARALLEL AND ONE RIGHT ANGLE FOLD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 10/28/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: GRAY PAINT OVER ORIGINAL BLACK FINISH
Decoration: NONE

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LIBERTY FOLDER CO., Folding machine, after 1926, Artifact no. 1981.0021, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0021.001/

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