Plate, printing

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1908–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0913.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HAWBOLDT GAS ENGINE CO.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.5 ALL HAVE METAL PLATE MOUNTED ON WOOD BLOCK; SOME BLOCKS HAVE PAPER BACKING. ALL PLATES WRAPPED IN PAPER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.5 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: THESE PLATES MAY HAVE BEEN IN USE C. 1908-1954.
Canada: THESE IMAGES USED IN TRADE LITERATURE PUBLICATIONS OF HAWBOLDT GAS ENGINE CO., CHESTER NS TO ILLUSTRATE AND PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS. CO. MFD MARINE ENGINES C.1908-1954, MOST OF WHICH WERE 2-CYCLE ENGINES, SOLD TO LOCAL FISHERMEN & BUYERS IN NFLD. AS OF 1982 HAWBOLDT CO. STILL IN BUSINESS, MFG HARDWARE.
Function: USED TO TRANSFER IMAGES TO PAPER BY MEANS OF INK AND A PRINTING PRESS.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF PRINTING PLATES USED TO ILLUSTRATE HAWBOLDT MARINE ENGINES, THE DESIGN OF WHICH REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED OVER 40+ YEARS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "Hawdbolt/ [---]/ 8" handwritten inpencil on block back; "1998" stamped into one end of block. "4 cylinder Hawboldt./ 2 cycle gas engine." written on paper wrapper./.2 paper wrapper marked "6 cylinder Hawbolt./ Marine engine./ w/ 2:1 reduction. "/.3 paper wrapper marked "Early single/ cylinder/ Hawboldt/ Make & Break/ Marine."/.4 paper wrapper marked "Double cylinder/ Make & Break/ Hawboldt/ 10 HP."; numerous markings on block back.(illegible)/.5 "news" & "514" among pencil markings on block back.
Missing: PLATES ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plate, printing, circa 1908–1954, Artifact no. 1986.0913, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0913.001/

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