Hook, belt

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OBJECT TYPE: CARDED
DATE: 1910–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0121.001

MANUFACTURER: MCLAREN, J.C. BELTING CO. LTD.
MODEL: 4
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BELT HOOKS, MOUNTED ON PAPER; LEATHER RODS; CARDBOARD BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MCLAREN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF HOOK USED C. 1900+; POSSIBLY EARLIER.
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 FASTEN TOGETHER LENGTHS OF LEATHER BELTING USED ON BELT DRIVEN MACHINERY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CARDED BELT HOOKS USED IN THE JOINING AND REPAIR OF LEATHER DRIVE BELTS. HOOKS ON PAPER CARD ARE PLACED TO SPAN TWO LENGTHS OF BELT TO BE JOINED, AND THENHAMMERED FLAT, SECURING SHARPENED ENDS DEEP INTO LEATHER. PROVIDED WITH THIN LEATHER ROD, PRESUMABLY TO ENSURE CORRECT SPACING BETWEEN BELT ENDS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Hooks proper and paper backings unmarked. Box top reads " MADE IN/ ENGLAND/ J.C.M./ CARDED/ BELT HOOKS/ [illustration & size chart]/ INSTRUCTIONS./ Use the correct size of hook/ corresponding to the thick-/ness of Belt. Leave 3/16" space/ on each side of Belt. Do not/ remove the paper before hooks/ are properly embedded in/ Belt./ THE/ J.C. McLAREN/ BELTING CO., LTD./ MONTREAL,/ TORONTO. " " J.C.M./ CARDED BELT HOOKS/ No. 4 " printed on box end.
Missing: SOME HOOKS OBVIOUSLY MISSING FROM BOX.
Finish: BOX IS YELLOW, WITH BLACK TEXT & GRAPHICS. SILVER METAL HOOKS MOUNTED ON PALE GREEN PAPER STRIPS.
Decoration: N/A

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MCLAREN, J.C. BELTING CO. LTD., Hook, belt, circa 1910–1925, Artifact no. 1998.0121, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0121.001/

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