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OBJECT TYPE: PROOF/CYLINDER
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0047.001

MANUFACTURER: VANDERCOOK & SONS INC.
MODEL: 325 G
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 11657
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, FRAMEWORK, ETC./ STEEL BED/ STAINLESS CYLINDERS AND MECHANICS

Dimensions

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Length: 175.3 cm
Width: 128.3 cm
Height: 115.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image transfer
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VANDERCOOK
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: FROM DATE OF MFG. TO PRESENT, 1930-1970'S
Canada: USED IN CANADIAN SHOP
Function: THIS SIZE OF PRESS COULD BE USED TO PULL PROOFS FROM LINOTYPE GALLEYS/ ALSO SUITABLE FOR PULLING PROOFS OF PHOTO-ENGRAVING
Technical: CYLINDER PROOF PRESS REPRESENTED THE RAPID DEVELOPMENTS BEING MADE IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN THE PRODUCTION OF PROOF PRESSES OPERATING ON MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: NO; INKING ROLLERS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE From CA of 05/11/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: GREY PAINT
Decoration: NIL

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VANDERCOOK & SONS INC., Press, printing, after 1930, Artifact no. 1976.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1976.0047.001/

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