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OBJECT TYPE: BRAILLE
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0531.001

MANUFACTURER: THOMPSON, JOHN PRESS CO.
MODEL: COLT'S ARMORY (MODIFIED)
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2819
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, BRASS BEARINGS ETC., STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 150.0 cm
Width: 110.0 cm
Height: 130.8 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: THOMPSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: POSS. ACQUIRED 1957, USED TO 1982
Canada: THIS IS THE LAST PRESS USED BY THE CNIB TO PRINT BRAILLE IN CANADA. ALL JOB & PUBLICATION BRAILLEPRINTING WAS "CONTRACTED OUT" AFTER 1982.
Function: USED TO PRINT BRAILLE FROM "STEREOTYPED" TO ZINC PLATES.
Technical: THE PRESS EMBODIES TWO IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS: 1) THE MODIFYING OF A JOBBING PLATEN PRESS FOR PRINTING BRAILLE. SUCH MACHINES ARE WELL SUITED TO THIS TYPE OF PRINTING IN THAT MODIFICATION IS COMPARATIVELY MINOR AND ALLOWS FOR EASY MOUNTING OF PLATES AND FEEDING; 2) THE THOMPSON PRESS IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE BED & PLATEN ARE PARALLEL JUST PRIOR TO AND DURING IMPRESSION SO THAT PRESSURE IS STANDARD & STRONG OVER THE WHOLE FORM. THE BED SIZE OF 22 X 14 ALLOWS FOR THE MOUNTING OF TWO STANDARD WIDTH PLATES. THE PLATEN OPENS WIDE TO FACILITATE FEEDING AND DELIVERY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MACHINE BEARS THE THOMPSON "COLT" TRADEMARK CAST INTO THE SIDES OF THE MACHINE FRAME
Missing: THIS IS A CONVENTIONAL PRESS WHICH HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO PRINTING BRAILLE, THEREFORE, INKING ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REMOVED & A SPECIALIZED CARRIER FOR THE ZINC PLATES HAS BEEN ADDED. From CA of 05/02/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED GRAY, OILING POINTS, PEDALS ETC. PAINTED RED
Decoration: N/A

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THOMPSON, JOHN PRESS CO., Press, printing, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1982.0531, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0531.001/

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