General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

30

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN HANDLES/ STEEL ENDS/ STRING WRAPPING TO HOLD ENDS IN PLACE/.26 &.27 BRASS HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length

12.0 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Platemaking

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Probably early part of 20 C.

Canada

Owned and used by R. Fournier, a Quebec lithographer

Function

Used to make parallel lines of even width, i.e. to produce 'tints' or shades of even tone in the process of creating a lithographic print [ref.1]. Tools having more than one point will engrave or 'scratch' more than one line at a stroke. Probably used to scratch through ink rather than make marks on a metal plate.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Numbers printed on handle:.1 '6';.2 '26';.3 '16';.4 '18';.5 '12';.6 '10';.7 '4';.8 '2';.9 '14';.10 '35';.11 '56';.12 '18';.13 '20';.14 '28';.15 '34';.16 '36';.17 '38';.18 '30';.19 '32';.20 '24';.21 '40';.22 '42';.23 '44';.24 '46';.25 '54'

Missing

.1-.3 Missing metal 'cutting' ends

Finish

.1-.25 Varnished handle; Black string; Black numbers/.26 -.30 Unfinished

Decoration

N/A