Plate, printing

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/ENGRAVED
DATE: 1875–1877
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0974.001

MANUFACTURER: Walker & Wiseman
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.17 WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Walker Wiseman
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1875-1877
Canada: EXAMPLE OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS PRODUCED BY WELL KNOWNCANADIAN ENGRAVER J.H. WALKER.
Function: USED TO TRANSFER AN IMAGE REPEATEDLY TO PAPER ETC., THESE PLATES USED TO MAKE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE IN 19TH CENTURY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF 1ST GENERATION OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION IN PRINTING, I.E. WOOD ENGRAVING. WOOD ENGAVING WERE VIRTUALLY ONLY PRACTICAL METHOD OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION IN LETTERPRESS PRINTING UNTIL REFINEMENT OF STEREOTYPING IN 1ST QUARTER 19TH C. & ELECTROTYPING BY 1880'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.17NO MARKINGS EXCEPT ON ENGRAVED SURFACE,.7-.10 &.12-.14 INCLUDE NUMBERS IN ENGRAVINGS (APPEAR TO INDICATE MEASUREMENTS)/.11 ENGRAVING INCLUDES 'TUNNEL';.15 'Ballas (?) Formation Level';.16 &.17 'EXTREME HIGH WATER/ LOW WATER'
Missing: From CA of 11/10/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: .1-.17 WOOD APPEARS UNFINISHED, ENGRAVED ON ONE SIDE.
Decoration: N/A

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