General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

HEATING UNIT HAS A METAL HEAD, WOODEN HANDLE, FABRIC-COVERED INTERNAL WIRING & SYNTHETIC CORD & PLUG. FELT PAD. SYNTHETIC FILM STRIP HAS COATED PAPER BACK. CARDBOARD BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length

28.8 cm

Width

10.1 cm

Height

4.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Miscellaneous equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SEAL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Shelton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C.1940S+. IT APPEARS THIS UNIT WAS LITTLE USED, IF AT ALL.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEURENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)

Function

TO REPAIR TEARS TO PAPER ITEMS

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'PATCH WELDER/ 20 WATTS/ USE ONLY ON 110-V.A.C./ Mfd. By SEAL, INC./ SHELTON, CONN./ PATENT PENDING' PRINTED ON DECAL ON HANDLE/ 'A.I.W./ 660W250V.' STAMPED ON PLUG PRONGS; UL LOGO STAMPED ON REVERSE OF PRONGS/ FOLLOWING TEXT PRINTED ON BOX TOP: 'VANISHING PATCH KIT/ "TRADEMARK"/ CONTAINS/ 250 VANISHING PATCHES/ 1 PATCH WELDER- 1 FELT RUBBING PAD/ MANUFACTURED BY/ SEAL, INCORPORATED SHELTON, CONN.' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK ON LEFT FRONT: 'Second hand/ $3.50'/ LABEL ON BOX END READS: 'HUGHES OWENS/ DRAFTING MATERIALS'.

Missing

NONE

Finish

NICKEL PLATED HEATING UNIT; DARK STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD HANDLE; BROWN CORD/ GREEN BOX TOP

Decoration

N/A