Block, V & clamp
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MATCHED SET
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0439.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Hardware Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 116
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2 CAST IRON BLOCKS, WRAPPED IN WAXED PAPER..3 METAL CLAMP..4-.5 PAPER BOX HAS METAL WIRE FASTENER.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.8 cm
- Width
- 6.9 cm
- Height
- 7.1 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Machine
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Hardware
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- Period
- THESE BLOCKS NEVER USED. THESE TYPE OF BLOCKS USED AT LEAST 1950S+
- Canada
-
METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESSBOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. THESE BLOCKS & CLAMP WERE PURCHASED IN 1977 FROM HOUSE OF TOOLS, LTD. IN CALGARY, AB, PRESUMABLY FOR USE WITH THE LATHE. - Function
-
USED TO HOLD ROUND WORK FOR LAYOUT AND INSPECTION. - Technical
-
V-BLOCKS AND CLAMP, USED IN METALWORK TO HOLD ROUND WORK FOR LAYOUT AND INSPECTION. USED IN PAIRS, V-BLOCKS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT & ALIGN ROUND WORK FOR DRILLING. A MATCHED SET OF BLOCKS IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PARALLELISM WITH THE TABLE SURFACE, WHEN WORKING WITH LONG STOCK. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .4 Box top reads "GENERAL/ [Registered trade mark symbol]/ V-BLOCKS/ AND CLAMP/ ONE SET NO. 116/ - 2 CAST IRON BLOCKS/ - GROUND IN PAIRS/ TO PRECISION TOLERANCES/ - 1 MALLEABLE CLAMP/ MADE IN U.S.A./ GENERAL HARDWARE MFG. CO., INC./ NEW YORK N.Y. 10013". Long side panels bear illustration of blocks & clamp, & text "NO. 116/ 2 BLOCKS AND 1 CLAMP/ MADE IN U.S.A.". "$16.20/ Hse of Tools/ Mar 15/77" handwritten in blue ink on one side. End panel marked "ONE SET NO. 116/ GENERAL/ V-BLOCKS/ AND CLAMP/ GENERAL HARDWARE MFG. CO., INC./ NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013". Price sticker on one end reads "131-12 Ave. S.E./ 86MSAC/ House of Tools/ Ph. 269-7365/ 16.20/ EACH".
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- .1-.2 UNKNOWN: SEALED IN BROWN WAXED (OR OILED) PAPER WRAPPER..3 CLAMP PAINTED BLACK; SILVER METAL BOLT..4 BOX TOP EXTERIOR IS YELLOW; BLACK TEXT & GRAPHICS..5 BLACK PAPER COVERING ON EXTERIOR; INTERIOR IS UNBLEACHED/NATURAL FINISH. SILVER METAL CLOSURERS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Hardware Mfg. Co. Ltd., Block, V & clamp, before 1977, Artifact no. 2001.0439, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0439.001/
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