Numbering machine

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OBJECT TYPE: HAND, AUTOMATIC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0581.001

MANUFACTURER: VELOS ?
MODEL: LIGHTENING 999
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 25064
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NICKEL PLATED METAL BODY, STEEL, WOODEN HANDLE, GLASS BOTTLE WITH SYNTHETIC CAP, METAL TUBE, CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 6.0 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: VELOS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR NUMBERING BY HAND, CONSECUTIVELY, DOUBLES, SKIPS ETC.
Technical: THE ORIGIN OF THE WHEEL TYPE NUMBERING MACHINE IS ATTRIBUTED TO BLAUSE PASCAL IN 1650 ALTHOUGH THE SIMIPLICATION OF DESIGN & DEV'T OF MULTI-ACTION OPERATION APPEARS TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE MID-19THC. THIS MODEL APPEARS TO BE OF EARLY 20THC. MFR & WAS USED TO NUMBER PRINTING JOBS (SEE BUCKINGHAM POST SAMPLES) AS WELL AS*
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON MACHINE READS 'VELOS/ LIGHTNING/ NO. 999/ 6 WHEELS 5 ACTIONS/ MADE IN TWO STYLES/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ BLACK, GOLD & WHITE LABEL ON INK BOTTLE READING: 'CARTER'S NUMBERING MACHINE INK/ MADE IN CANADA/ COLOUR: BLACK RECORD'/ BOX LABEL READS 'THE LIGHTNING/ AUTOMATIC/ HAND NUMBERER' ETC./ OPERATIING INSTRUCTIONS: ON BOX COVER
Missing: COMPLETE- REQUIRES CLEANING TO RELEASE WHEELS, REQUIRES NEW INK PAD From CA of 05/18/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: HANDLE BLACK, GREEN COVERING ON BOX
Decoration: N/A

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VELOS ?, Numbering machine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0581, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0581.001/

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