Press, printing
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CYLINDER/SINGLE REVOLUTION
- DATE
- 1855–1856
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0778.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NORTHRUP, J.G.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MOSTLY IRON, SOME FABRIC BELTS, SOMEWOOD/ PAPER ON CYLINDER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Width
- 1.6 m
- Height
- 1.6 m
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Image transfer
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NORTHRUP
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS PRESS USED 1856-1968
- Canada
-
EARLY EXAMPLE OF CYLINDER PRESS, POSSIBLY 2ND OR 3RD EARLIEST DOCUMENTED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO PRINT NEWSPAPER & PROBABLY ALSO AS A JOB PRESS - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF PRESS AIMED AT BRIDGING GAP FOR "COUNTRY" PRINTERS BETWEEN HAND PRESS & LARGER, EXPENSIVE ONES USED BY CITY NEWSPAPERS/ MARKED WITH PATENT FOR MECHANISM CONTROLLING MOTION OF PRESS BED, USING AN 'ENDLESS CHAIN' IN PRODUCTION OF AN 'ELONGATED CRANK MOTION' (SEE CURATOR'S NOTES IN SUPP. INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- CAST IN FRAME ON 2 SIDES: 'J.G. NORTHRUP J.D. MATHER JUNE 12, 1855.'
- Missing
- ROLLERS TOTALLY OR VIRTUALLY PERISHED/ FEEDBOARD, INK WELL COVER & NUMBER OF SMALL PARTS FOR BED OPERATION MISSING From CA of 04/07/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing feed board
- Finish
- BLACK WITH CONSIDERABLE RUST IN PLACES
- Decoration
- SCROLLING PATTERN ON SIDES
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NORTHRUP, J.G., Press, printing, between 1855–1856, Artifact no. 1986.0778, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0778.001/
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