General Information

Serial #

1277

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL, SOME PLASTIC PTS, ON A WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

30.3 cm

Width

22.5 cm

Height

33.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image transfer

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HOWARD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

USED BETWEEN 1953-1991

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO STAMP GOLD OR OTHER COLOURED FOIL LETTERING & DESIGNS ON SMALL FORMAT OBJECTS SUCH AS PENCILS, MATCHBOOK COVERS, NAPKINS, STATIONARY ETC./ USED IN LOW PRODUCTION SHOPS SUCH AS GIFT SHOPS, SMALL BUSINESSES & 'COTTAGE INDUSTRIES'

Technical

A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A GRAPHIC ARTS RELATED SPECIALTY PRINTINGTECHNOLOGY & OF EQUIPMENT USED IN A 'SIDELINE' OR 'COTTAGE INDUSTRY' BUSINESS, NOT UNCOMMON IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS FIELD

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE 'PEER OF PERFECTION/ HOWARD/ GOLD STAMPING/ MACHINE COMPANY/ CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A./ 1277'/ DECAL 'The TORONTO GOLD LEAF CO. LTD./ GENUINE & IMITATION FL[?] LEAF/ GENUINE & IMITATION STAMPING FOILS/ STAMPING MACHINES & MARKING EQUIPMENT/ 284 KING ST. W. TORONTO CANADA'/ PLATE AT BACK 'SOLD & SERVICED BY/ HOWARD GOLDSTAMPING/ MACHINE CO./ CHICAGO ILLINOIS'/ ON GAUGE 'COOPER CO. PEQUABUCK, C.T.' & '100 200 300 400'/ ANOTHER GRADUATED DIAL MK'D OFF FROM 0 TO 100, NUMBERED EVERY 10 GRADUATIONS

Missing

N/A

Finish

CLEAR FINISH ON BASE, BLACK KRINKLE FINISH BODY, CHROME-LIKE FINISH ON BED & SOME PTS, SHINY BLACK HANDLES ON LEVERS, SOME BROWN PTS/ BRASS COLOUR MFR'S PLATE ON FRONT WITH BLUE & RED MKGS/ BLUE, GOLD & BLACK DECAL ON LOWER FRONT

Decoration

MFR'S PLATE HAS SHIELD SHAPE DESIGN WITH HERALDIC-STYLE LION ABOVE IT