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OBJECT TYPE: PROOF/TRAVELLING CARRIAGE
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0583.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: TRIUMPF
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ WOOD HANDLE/ RUBBER? CYLINDER

Dimensions

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

Length: 79.2 cm
Width: 54.0 cm
Height: 22.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS PROOF PRESS HAS BEEN CATALOGUED AT BEING PART OF THE BUCKINGHAM POST COLL'NS REPRESENTING, IN THIS CASE, THE KIND OF EQUIPMENT USED BY THAT CDN. COUNTRY PRINTER IN THE 1960'S PERIOD.
Function: USED TO TAKE PROOFS OF TYPESETTING IN ORDER TO CHECK FOR ERRORS PRIOR TO ACTUAL PRINTING RUN
Technical: THE PRESS ITSELF IS NOT SIGNIFICANT, ALTHOUGH WELL MADE AND WITH A USEFUL FEATURE ALLOWING FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE HEIGHT OF THE IMPRESSION CYLINDER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SILVER & BLUE 'TRIUMF' LOGO ON EITHER END OF CYLINDER
Missing: COMPLETE, SURFACE RUST ON BED OF PRESS From CA of 06/01/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK PAINTED HANDLE/ BLACK CYLINDER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Press, printing, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1982.0583, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0583.001/

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