Holder, die
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1900–1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0120.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- HARDENED STEEL DIE HOLDERS & SHIMS. CABINET IS MADE OF WOOD, WITH METAL HARDWARE & FITTINGS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THESE DIE HOLDERS MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1900+. NOT USED AFTER 1995.
- Canada
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PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG OPERATIONS CEASED C.1995. - Function
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TO SECURE AND PROTECT DIES DURING STAMPING PROCESS. - Technical
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ASSORTMENT OF DIE HOLDERS AND SHIMS USED WITH VARIOUS PRESSES OPERATED AT BIRKS' JEWELLERY AND SILVERWARE SHOPS. BOTH THE HOLDERS AND SHIMS ARE CUT ON AN ANGLE AND TAPERED. A SCREW SECURES THE DIE WITHIN A HOLDER; USING A SLEDGE OR 2-4LB HAMMER, SHIMS ARE DRIVEN BETWEEN THE DIE HOLDER AND CRIB, TO SECURE DIE FOR STRIKING. DIE HOLDERS & SHIMS ARE GREASED PRIOR TO USE, TO EASE INSERTION & REMOVAL. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- No markings visible on die holders, shims or cabinet. Cabinet received bearing adhesive label marked "J D" [jewellery dept. ?].
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- CABINET PAINTED LIGHT GREEN ON OUTSIDE; UNFINSIHED INTERIOR.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Holder, die, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1998.0120, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0120.001/
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