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OBJECT TYPE: IDENTIFICATION/FIXED MARK/MEAT
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0834.001

MANUFACTURER: GREAT LAKES STAMP & MFG. CO. INC.
MODEL: 208
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: ALL METAL, SAVE WOODEN HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Height: 18.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GREAT LAKES
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS STAMP IS TYPICAL OF THE TYPE USED DURING THE 1940S, AND PERHAPS EARLIER
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO IDENTIFY MEAT BY INKING THE COMPANY BRAND NAME & GRADE ONTO THE CARCASS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF STAMP USED BY MEAT COMPANIES TO IDENTIFY THEIR PRODUCTS, AND SOMETIMES GRADES OF MEAT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO STAMP CASING READS: 'MODEL/ 208/ VOLTS 120/ WATTS/ 135/ GREAT LAKES STAMP & MFG.CO., INC./ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS'/ '16' STAMPED IN HANDLE BRACKET/ STAMP PROPER READS: 'SWIFT'S PREMIUM' & LOGO 'CANADA/ APPROVED/ EST 18' & CROWN/ ADJUSTABLE METAL TYPE-NOS. '6' & '7' FITTED ONTO ROLLER [NB- SWIFTS PREMIUM APPEARS 4 TIMES IN SUCCESSION]/ 'HUBBELL' & 'HUBBELL/ 250 V/ 125 V' APPEARS ON PLUG.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE IN ITSELF. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR PLUG NOT PRESENT
Finish: HOUSING & HANDLE BRACKET APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PLATED
Decoration: NONE

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GREAT LAKES STAMP & MFG. CO. INC., Stamper, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1986.0834, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0834.001/

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