General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood

Dimensions

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

Length

43.6 cm

Width

4.6 cm

Height

1.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools & equipment-trades

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1] Both edges bear stamped identified "N. OLIVE". Nicholas Olive (b. 1868) was a printer in Truro, the birthplace of Mr. Anthony. In 1881 he lived at 19-18 Pydar St.; by 1891 Nicholas moved away from the area. These wooden sticks are similar to hand rulers used by printers at the end of the 19th c. to set or separate type. [Ref. 2] Also stamped into the straight edge is "T. MINORS". Thomas Minors (b. 1853) was a carpenter in Truro, Cornwall. In the 1891 Cornwall census, he was listed as living at Union St.., just a few blocks from Nicholas Olive. [Ref. 2]

Function

To provide a reference point ie) flat, straight edge.

Technical

These wooden sticks are similar to hand rulers used by printers at the end of the 19th c. to set or separate type. [Ref. 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"J. ANTHONY" and/or "N. OLIVE" stamped into wood on both long, wide sides; "T. MINORS" stamped into ends.

Missing

None.

Finish

Dense, dark wood bar has sloped top, and straight, flat edges and base.

Decoration

N/A