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Gift of David Hinckley,  2004.13.2  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Dwight Slate Machine Company Machines
Gift of David Hinckley, 2004.13.2 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Dwight Slate Machine Company Machines

Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints and cyanotypes mounted on paper bound in album with leather-covered boards
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) or smaller Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) or smaller Other (page height x width x depth): 9 7/8 x 7in. (25.1 x 17.8cm) Other (album height x width x depth): 10 x 7 1/8 x 1 1/4in. (25.4 x 18.1 x 3.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of David Hinckley
Object number2004.13.2
DescriptionPhotographs depict machines manufactured by the Dwight Slate Machine Company, 262 Main Street, Hartford. These presumably include drills, automatic geer cutters, automatic pinion cutters, milling machines, and bench lathes, products which are featured in an display advertisement in the 1895 Hartford City Directory.
NotesSubject Note: A display ad in the 1895 Hartford City Directory states that the Dwight Slate Machine Company made "the well known Sensitive Drills (copyrighted trade mark).... Automatic Geer Cutters, Automatic Pinion Cutters, Milling Machines, Fine Bench Lathes... We have experienced Tool and Model Makers, and are prepared to do model work on Guns, Typewriters, and the finer classes of mechanisms."
Status
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