Whiteprint machine

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OBJECT TYPE: AMMONIA
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0515.001

MANUFACTURER: General Aniline & Film Corp., Ozalid Products Div.
MODEL: OZALID E
LOCATION: Johnson City, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 9420
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY/ WOOD LEDGE/ SYNTHETIC? ROLLERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 152.5 cm
Width: 63.5 cm
Height: 132.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Aniline
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Johnson City

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED TO 1982
Canada: NO SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
Function: USED TO COPY TECHNICAL, ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS & PLANS BY EXPOSING SENSITIZED PAPER TO LIGHT (IE. MERCURY LAMP).
Technical: THIS MACHINE IS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE "DRY" PROCESS OF WHITE PRINTING. THE USE OF AMMONIA, WHICH GAVE OFF DANGEROUS FUMES, NECESSITATED EXTENSIVE VENTILATION MEASURES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE WITH MFR'S & MODEL NAMES, SERIAL NOS. ETC./ '1926' PAINTED IN BLACK ABOVE MFR'S PLATE/ '42' &'36' INCISED AT EITHER END OF WOOD LEDGE/ METAL INSTRUCTION PLATES WITH BLACK INCISED LETTERING
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK OR GREY WRINKLE PAINT WITH GREEN ENAMEL PARTS/ WOOD COLOURED BROWN & VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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General Aniline & Film Corp., Ozalid Products Div., Whiteprint machine, circa 1926, Artifact no. 1982.0515, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0515.001/

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