Press, printing

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OBJECT TYPE: PROOF/CYLINDER
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0046.001

MANUFACTURER: VANDERCOOK & SONS
MODEL: COMPOSING ROOM CYLINDER
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3227
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON CASTINGS/ SOME BRASS BEARINGS, GEARS, HANDLES, COLLARS ETC./ TIN CABINET MOUNTED IN BASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 151.0 cm
Width: 104.0 cm
Height: 133.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image transfer
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VANDERCOOK
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1920'S TO 1981
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO OBTAIN COPIES OF COMPOSED MATERIAL FOR PROOF READING ETC. PRIOR TO LOCK UP & PRINTING
Technical: THE NAME VANDERCOOK BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH PROOF PRESSES DURING THE 20TH C. THIS IS AN EARLY VERSION OF THEIR CYLINDER PROOF PRESS. LATER REFINEMENTS CAN BE SEEN IN OTHER VANDERCOOK CYLINDERS IN THE COLLECTION. FEATURES: RIGID BED; EASE OFREGISTRATION; OPERATOR COULD REMAIN STATIONARY; ECONOMIC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: THE 1926 ADVERTS SHOW A DEVICE WHICH MAY CONTROL REGISTRATION - THIS DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS MACHINE. From CA of 06/02/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: GRAY OVER BLACK PAINT
Decoration: MFR'S PLATE ON SIDE

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VANDERCOOK & SONS, Press, printing, circa 1926, Artifact no. 1981.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0046.001/

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