General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

HARDENED STEEL DIE HOLDERS & SHIMS. CABINET IS MADE OF WOOD, WITH METAL HARDWARE & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THESE DIE HOLDERS MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1900+. NOT USED AFTER 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

TO SECURE AND PROTECT DIES DURING STAMPING PROCESS.

Technical

ASSORTMENT OF DIE HOLDERS AND SHIMS USED WITH VARIOUS PRESSES OPERATED AT BIRKS' JEWELLERY AND SILVERWARE SHOPS. BOTH THE HOLDERS AND SHIMS ARE CUT ON AN ANGLE AND TAPERED. A SCREW SECURES THE DIE WITHIN A HOLDER; USING A SLEDGE OR 2-4LB HAMMER, SHIMS ARE DRIVEN BETWEEN THE DIE HOLDER AND CRIB, TO SECURE DIE FOR STRIKING. DIE HOLDERS & SHIMS ARE GREASED PRIOR TO USE, TO EASE INSERTION & REMOVAL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

No markings visible on die holders, shims or cabinet. Cabinet received bearing adhesive label marked "J D" [jewellery dept. ?].

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

CABINET PAINTED LIGHT GREEN ON OUTSIDE; UNFINSIHED INTERIOR.

Decoration

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