General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION; SOME SHEET METAL FITTINGS. CW LEATHER DRIVE BELT.

Dimensions

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

Length

90.0 cm

Width

70.0 cm

Height

158.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STANDARD MACHINERY

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Rhode Island

City

Auburn

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS PRESS PROBABLY USED C. 1920S- 1995.

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG OPERATIONS CEASED C. 1995.

Function

USED TO STAMP METAL.

Technical

DESIGN OF THIS TYPE OF PRESS PROBABLYDATES TO SECOND HALF OF 19TH C. OPEN-BACK INCLINABLE PRESS ALLOWS FEED OF MATERIALS FROM EITHER SIDE OR FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK; ANGLE OF INCLINATION ALSO ASSISTS IN EJECTION OF WORK. EARLY MODELS WERE OPERATED BY A FOOT PEDAL; MANY WERE MODIFIED FOR STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" STANDARD/ MACHINERY CO./ AUBURN, R.I. USA./ NO. 7.S. " [or "75"] cast in raised print on frame. Various casting nos. appear on component parts of press. Plate on press motor reads " INDUCTION MOTOR/ MODEL NO. 61 A 116/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS GIVE MODEL NUMBER/ TYPE KT 984 6 1 12 FORM CA/ CYCLES 60/ VOLTS 550/ AMP. 1.32/ NO. J F/ 1 H.P. CONT. 40[degrees]C/ PAT'D NOV.12'12 JUL.4'16/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. U.S.A./ THREE PHASE/ SPEED FULL LOAD/ 1140 ".

Missing

UNKNOWN. NO DIES OR STAMPS RECEIVED WITH PRESS. ONE OF THE HAND CONTROL LEVERS IS BROKEN OFF, BUT PRESENT.

Finish

WORKING PORTION OF PRESS PAINTED YELLOW; RED TRIM ON CONTROLS, FLYWHEELS, ETC.

Decoration

N/A