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OBJECT TYPE: inspection/federal/meat
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0273.001

MANUFACTURER: Ketchum
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: carcass marking machine
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal; wood; felt roller

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ketchum
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: This style stamper used to "ribbon brand" beef with Good or "B" brand mark. This type of marking was applied throughout the length of the carcass so practically every cut would carry a portion of the mark. Blue ink was used for grade B beef, and the ink had to be approved by the Dept. of Agriculture. It was applied to the felt roller from a small standard type oil can; the shield below kept dripping and splattering to a minimun. (ref. 2, pp. 58-59]
Function: Used to apply continuous, repeating strip of inked markings onto butchered meat carcass .
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "GOOD/ B/ GOOD" applied repeatedly by marking wheel. "KETCHUM/ OTTAWA" visible on one side of shield. [NB: other markings may be present, but not legible at time of cataloguing due to heavy deposits of ink, rust, animal fat/hair, etc]
Missing: Complete.
Finish: Wooden handle; felt pad on inking roller; metal marking wheel, shield, frame and other parts. All heavily stained with red ink [?]
Decoration: N/A

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Ketchum, Stamper, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2000.0273, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0273.001/

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