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OBJECT TYPE: DUPLEX PRESS/OUTSIDE CHASE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0022.001

MANUFACTURER: American Type Founders
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 34101
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: steel

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.5 cm
Width: 48.3 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Lock up/imposition
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Type
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Locked-up type form is secured within chase in preparation for printing.
Technical: This chase was specifically designed for use on Duplex style presses where 4 chases are placed side by side on the press bed. Two outside and two inside chases were required: ie) two would have narrow margins on both sides, and two would have a narrow margin on one side only. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " [ATF symbol] 34101" stamped into face of one short end. [NB: Other surface unavailable for examination at time of recataloguing in 2014]
Missing: NO
Finish: Grey steel is pitted/scarred in numerous areas.
Decoration: American Type Founders [ATF] trademark is a circle containing an inverted "V" which intersects the circle at three points.

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American Type Founders, Chase, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0022, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1979.0022.001/

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