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OBJECT TYPE: COLUMN, DOUBLE 6.25X23.75 BRASS
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0571.001

MANUFACTURER: Wesel, F. Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, 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: BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 1.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Make-up
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1895-1971
Canada: EXAMPLE OF GALLEY USED BY THE BUCKINGHAM POST IN 1895. IMPORTANCE LIES IN THE GALLEY BEING PART OF A COLLECTION TYPIFYING THE EQUIPMENT OF A CANADIAN COUNTRY PRINTER OF THE 1890'S PERIOD.
Function: USED DURING LETTERPRESS COMPOSITION AND MAKEUP TO HOLD TYPE, AS A BASE FOR PROOFING AND FOR STORAGE OF TYPE.
Technical: PATENT FEATURES OF THE WESEL GALLEY ARE: I) AN EXTRA LIP ADDED TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE VINE TO FACILITATE HANDLING AND; II) INTERLOCKED CORNERS WHICH IN ASSOCIATION WITH RIVETING INCREASED THE DURABILITY OF THE GALLEY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: NO
Finish: NONE
Decoration: NONE

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Wesel, F. Mfg. Co., Galley, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1982.0571, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0571.001/

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