Plate, printing

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTROTYPE
DATE: 1884–1896
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0839.001

MANUFACTURER: Jones, J.L.
MODEL: WESTMAN & BAKER, TORONTO
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Lead base, copper shell on surface.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 2.3 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: Jones
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: IF USED, PROBABLY IN THER PERIOD 1885-1896
Canada: Rare graphic representation of a product of Canadian manufacture, a Westman & Baker old-style Gordon printing press c. 1896
Function: Graphic representation of a company's product for advertising or other promotional purposes.
Technical: The subject matter of the electrotype is more significant than the artifact itself. There were very few manufacturers of the old style Gordon in Canada (C.P. Gordon Patent 1856-1872)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Westman & Baker, Toronto" (Mfr of Press) "JL Jones, Toronto" (Mfr of Engraving)
Missing: No From CA of 11/12/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Jones, J.L., Plate, printing, between 1884–1896, Artifact no. 1984.0839, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0839.001/

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