Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

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Description générale

Predominantly off-white wood and metal table; black metal semi-circular form; motor has dark grey metal casing; black rubber (?) covering on electrical cord and plug head.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

88,3 cm

Largeur

84,5 cm

Hauteur

106,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Agriculture

Catégorie

Traitement de récolte

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Kelco

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Maine

Ville

Milbridge

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Nouvelle-Écosse

Période

This machine probably used c. 1980s +.

Canada

Unless they are homemade, today all Christmas wreaths are made using this technology and this specific model line of machines. The vast majority of natural Christmas wreaths sold in Canadian retail outlets, through print advertisements and on-line are manufactured in Lunenburg Country, Nova Scotia. Since the 1950s, starting in early October, rural women in Nova Scotia and in particular Lunenburg County have found temporary work either on a piece- work basis or at minimum wage making Christmas wreaths on set-ups like that of the Lord family. The boughs used to make the wreaths are often "off-cuts" or trimmings from Christmas trees harvested by the owner of the operation. Richard Lord had a seasonal shop containing five Kelco machines; he wholesaled his production to retail firms that would then market them through newspaper advertisements and more recently on-line. [Ref. 1]

Fonction

Used to stitch together small bundles of coniferous tree boughs, and then to stitch those bundles onto a wire form.

Technique

This Kelco K102 is a specialized tool designed to mechanize what initially would have been a manual job. Although these machines are produced in a range of sizes, like the Howey #3, the K102 is the most commonly used size of wreath making machine. The device works in a similar fashion to an electric sewing machine, bringing a strand of fine wire down, around, and up and over the stem ends of the bundles of boughs. [Ref. 1]

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Markings on machine control panel read : "Kelcro/ Industries/ MILBRIDGE, MAINE (USA)/ K102 WREATH AND ROPING MACHINE/ MODEL/ K-102"; on and off switch and indicator light are also present. Markings on motor include "U.S. ELECTRIC MOTORS/ DIVISION OF EMERSON ELECTRIC CO./ ST. LOUIS, MO./ MODEL 7895-8ER./ H.P. 1/3 R.P.M. 1725 Hz. 60/ V. 115/ 208-230 A.6.0/ 3.0/ S.F. 1.15/ S.F.A. 6.2/ 3.1/ FRAME 56 BRGS. BALL/ TIME RATING CONT./ MFG. MODEL 063FNT-4183".

Manque

Unknown.

Fini

Predominantly off-white wood and metal table; black metal semi-circular form; motor has dark grey metal casing; black rubber (?) covering on electrical cord and plug head.

Décoration

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