Cabinet, type case

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OBJECT TYPE: FOUNDRY, 2/3,16 CASE, FLAT TOP
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0577.001

MANUFACTURER: Hamilton Mfg. Co.
MODEL: WISCONSIN 20
LOCATION: Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 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: HARDWOOD (ASH)/ METAL HANDLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 52.0 cm
Width: 69.0 cm
Height: 109.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Hamilton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Two Rivers

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1895-1971
Canada: Unknown
Function: For storing several cases, or drawers, full of type.
Technical: A CABINET OF THIS SIZE WAS PARTICULARLY SUITED TO THE STORAGE OF JOBBING TYPES WHERE LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL WERE NOT REQ'D. IS TYPICAL OF THE SIZE OF CABINET (WITH 2/3 CASES) USED IN A SMALL SHOP. WOODEN RUNS FOR THE DRAWERS QUICKLY LOST POPULARITY AFTER HAMILTON INTR'D STEEL RUNS IN 1896 (ALTHOUGH THEY WERE CHEAPER)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'THE HAMILTON MFG. CO.' IN RAISED LETTERS WITH RAISED ORNAMENTATION ON DRAWERHANDLES.
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: 'ANTIQUE' FINISH (STAINED & VARNISHED); IN POOR CONDITION
Decoration: N/A

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Hamilton Mfg. Co., Cabinet, type case, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1982.0577, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0577.001/

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