Base plate & gauge bar

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0401.001

MANUFACTURER: HAHN, PETER J. & SONS CO., HOWARD MACHINE DIV.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: BASE PLATE & ANGLE ARM ARE NON-FERROUS METAL, GAUGE BAR IS FERROUS METAL, PLASTIC KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Height: 3.5 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: HAHN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE MID 1950'S TO THE MID 1990'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: Allows items that are to be stamped by a stamping press to be stacked up ready to go, rather than having to put them in place one at a time.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED WITH A STAMPING PRESS TO FACILITATE & SPEED JOBS IN A SMALL 'SIDELINE' BUSINESS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'HOWARD MACHINE DIV./ PETER J. HAHN & SONS CO./ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - PATENTSPENDING'/ HAS 1/2" SQUARE GRID MARKED OVER SURFACE, NUMBERED AROUND CENTRAL OPENING
Missing: N/A
Finish: BASE PLATE IS SLIGHTLY SHINY SILVER-GREY, ANGLE ARM & GAUGE BAR ARE SHINIER SILVER COLOUR, SHINY BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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HAHN, PETER J. & SONS CO., HOWARD MACHINE DIV., Base plate & gauge bar, circa 1955, Artifact no. 1994.0401, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0401.001/

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