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OBJECT TYPE: PLATED SILVERWARE
DATE: 2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0196.001

MANUFACTURER: HERITAGE SILVERSMITHS INC.
MODEL: 1847 ROGERS BROS.
LOCATION: Perth, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.11 BRASS..2 PRESSBOARD FORM HAS FABRIC COVERING; LABELS PRINTED ON COATED PAPER. [NB: INDIVIDUAL FORK FORMS SECURED TO DISPLAY BOARD USING VELCRO FASTENERS].

Dimensions

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

Length: 76.8 cm
Width: 28.3 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HERITAGE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Perth

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: HERITAGE SILVERSMITHS INC. (1974-2001) CAN TRACE IT'S ROOTS DIRECTLY TO ROGERS BROS., WHO IN 1847 PERFECTED THE PROCESS OF SILVERPLATING METAL. HERITAGE SILVERSMITHS PRODUCED ITEMS UNDER THE '1847 ROGERS BROS.', 'INTERNATIONAL STERLING'AND 'INTERNATIONAL DEEP SILVER' TRADE NAMES, AND WAS THE ONLY COMPANY IN CANADA TO PRODUCE SILVER-PLATED, STERLING SILVER, AND STAINLESS STEEL CUTLERY AND FLATWARE LINES SIMULTANEOUSLY. (REF. 2) [PLEASE SEE FULL TEXT IN REF. 1].
Function: 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SHOWS 11 FORK FORMS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION.
Technical: DISPLAY ILLUSTRATES 10 PRODUCTION STAGES (OF TOTAL 36 PHASES) REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE A SILVER-PLATED FORK. THESE STAGES ARE: BLANKING, ROLLING, CUTTING, TINING, BOWLING, STRIKING, TRIMMING, CLIPPING [OF TINES], BUFFING AND PLATING. [SEE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF PROCESS IN REFS. LISTED ON WORKSHEET].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.6 no markings visible..7-.11 stamped "1847 ROGERS BROS.", "[stylized 'h' logo]", & "E.P. BRASS" on underside..12 Display board bears 11 separate labels, marked [from top, left to right] "PRODUCTION/ STAGES", "BLANKED", "ROLLED", "CUT", "TINED", "BOWLED", "STRUCK", "TRIMMED", "CLIP TINED", "BUFFED", and "PLATED".
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .11 FORK HAS BEEN SILVER PLATED..12 BOARD HAS BLUE FABRIC COVERING; BLACK TEXT PRINTED ON SILVER COLOUR LABELS.
Decoration: N/A

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HERITAGE SILVERSMITHS INC., Fork manufacturing display, before 2000, Artifact no. 2002.0196, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0196.001/

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