Tester, paper strength

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OBJECT TYPE: FOLD RESISTANCE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0818.001

MANUFACTURER: SCHOPPER, LOUIS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Leipzig, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE/ FERROUS METAL FRAME & PRTS/ NON-FERROUS METAL (BRASS?) PARTS/ GLASS & BRASS SCALE/ RUBBER

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.0 cm
Width: 44.5 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SCHOPPER
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Leipzig

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE FOLD RESISTANCE OF PAPER BY CREATING FOLD & CAUSING IT TO BE FOLDED BACK & FORTH UNTIL IT TEARS.
Technical: MOST WIDELY USED INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING FOLDING ENDURANCE WAS MADE BY SCHOPPER. NUMBER OF FOLDS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE FRACTURE WAS RECORDED ON DIAL. VERY SIMILAR SCHOPPER INSTRUMENT APPEARS IN BOTH CLAPPERTON 1927 & 1949 (REF.1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "LOUIS SCHOPPER/ LEIPZIG/ D.R.P. 94901/ Patente im Ausland"/ INCISED "165"/ BLACK INCISED MARKINGS ON SCALE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: COATED WOOD/ FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ PLATED & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ GREEN GLASS/ BLACKRUBBER
Decoration: GOLD PAINTED STRIPING ON FRAME

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SCHOPPER, LOUIS, Tester, paper strength, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0818, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0818.001/

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