Press, tableting

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OBJECT TYPE: HINGED CLAMPING FRAME
DATE: 1885–1906
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0821.001

MANUFACTURER: GOLDING & CO.
MODEL: GOLDING'S TABLETING PRESS 1
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, 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: Iron castings; wooden bed boards.

Dimensions

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

Length: 49.0 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 21.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Bookbinding
Category: Padding & tableting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GOLDING
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: For "blocking" paper so that its edges can be glued to produce pads or tablets.
Technical: Tableting presses became a standard piece of equipment for most job printers/binders from the 1890's/For further info. see Supp. Info. files
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "GOLDING & CO./BOSTON" cast in raised print on left legs.
Missing: Press boards possibly not supplied with press. From CA of 09/12/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: Black enamel (?) paint finish: cracked and peeling.
Decoration: N/A

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GOLDING & CO., Press, tableting, between 1885–1906, Artifact no. 1984.0821, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0821.001/

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