Mortising machine

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OBJECT TYPE
CHAIN
DATE
1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1983.0396.001
MANUFACTURER
Cowan & Co. of Galt Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Galt, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
STEEL, CAST-IRON, LEATHER

Dimensions

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

Length
117.2 cm
Width
140.0 cm
Height
180.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Industrial Technology
Category
Tools-Machine
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Cowan
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Galt

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
C. 1925-1980 (PROBABLY BOUGHT NEW BY TRANSPORT CANADA)
Canada
CANADIAN MADE TOOL
Function
CUTTING MORTISES IN WOOD
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
'COWAN' CAST IN EMBOSSED LETTERS ON TOP CROSSPIECE OF MACHINE'S RIGHT SIDE; TRACES OF GOLD PAINT ON THE FIRST LETTER/ TRACES OF GOLD LETTERING ON SECOND CROSSPIECE BUT OBSCURRED BY GREYPAINT/ 'RUN THE CHAIN SLACK' CAST IN EMBOSSED LETTERS ON CHAIN COVER/ SEVERAL PART NUMBERS CAST IN EMBOSSED LETTERS: EG. '236-16' ON FRONT CLAMP; '256-8' WHERE TABLE IS RAISED OR LOWERED
Missing
UNKNOWN- APPARATUS REASONABLY COMPLETE
Finish
MACHINE HAS BEEN REPAINTED DARK GREY. ORIGINAL FINISH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BLACK
Decoration
TWO PLATES: FIRST: BLACKENED, BRASS MFR'S PLATE (PIERCED WITH 2 BOLT HOLES); SECOND: DISTRIBUTOR'S PLATE - RED ON GREY WITH BLACK & GREY LETTERING/ WAS CONVERTED TO BE DRIVEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL MOTOR. SWITCHGEAR HAS BEEN REMOVED TO RESTORE ORIGINAL APPEARANCE.

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