Furnace, remelt

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OBJECT TYPE: GAS
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0142.001

MANUFACTURER: NOLAN CORP.
MODEL: REMELTER
LOCATION: Rome, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL (STEEL/IRON)

Dimensions

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

Length: 66.0 cm
Width: 76.0 cm
Height: 177.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typecasting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NOLAN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rome

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: USED TO THE LATE 1970'S BY RUNGE PRESS LTD.
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MELT USED MONOTYPE OF LINOTYPE FOR RECASTING INTO METAL INGOTS FOR REUSE IN APPROPRIATE TYPESETTING MACHINES.
Technical: REMELT FURNACES AND ASSOCIATED MOULDS WERE IMPORTANT ACCESSORY ITEMS IN PLANTS WHERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TYPESETTING WAS DONE. USED TYPE COULD BE RECAST INTO CLEAN TYPE METAL BARS AND STORED READY FOR USE AS REQUIRED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: COMPLETE FOR OPERATION, KNOB MISSING FROM SPOUT SWING; HANDLE FOR POURING VALVE MISSING BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN ACCOMPANYING WRENCH.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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NOLAN CORP., Furnace, remelt, after 1948, Artifact no. 1981.0142, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0142.001/

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