Gauge, wire

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRICAL WIRE
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0513.001

MANUFACTURER: Handy & Harman
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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: CARDBOARD WITH METAL GROMMETS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.4 cm
Width: 27.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools & equipment-trades
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Handy Harman
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA 1928-1941
Canada: DONOR USED THIS GAUGE IN CONSTRUCTION OF ROBB WAVE ORGAN (910484). HANDY & HARMAN HAD CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR, HANDY & HARMAN OF CANADA LTD., IN TORONTO.
Function: USED TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OR WEIGHT OF SHEETS OR WIRE OF SILVER ETC.
Technical: PROMOTIONAL ITEM DISTRIBUTED BY HANDY & HARMAN, PRODUCERS OF STERLING SILVER, SILVER SOLDER, FINE SILVER, FINE GOLD, KARAT GOLD, PLATINUM, & OTHER ALLOYS OF PRECIOUS METALS, & WERE REFINERS OF SWEEPINGS, SCRAP, POLISHING, FILINGS, WASHINGS, OR OTHER MATERIALS CONTAINING SILVER, GOLD, & PLATINUM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING READING 'COPYRIGHTED/ 1928', 'HANDY & HARMAN/ PRECIOUS METALS/ MAIN PLANT-BRIDGEPORT, CONN./ EXECUTIVE OFFICES/ 57 WILLIAM STREET/ NEWYORK, N.Y./ SERVICE PLANTS/ 82 FULTON ST., NEW YORK, N.Y. 425 RICHMOND ST., PROVIDENCE, R.I.'/ BLACK STAMPED 'HANDY & HARMAN/ OF CANADA LIMITED/ 141 JOHN STREET/ TORONTO 2, CANADA' IN 2 PLACES
Missing: N/A
Finish: BUFF? CARDBOARD
Decoration: B&W DRAWING OF MFR'S PLANT

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Handy & Harman, Gauge, wire, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1991.0513, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0513.001/

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