Machine, Folding
- Object Name:
- Machine, Folding
- Date:
- circa1900
- Material:
- Steel
- Dimensions:
- H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches
- Description:
- "The Leader" boxmaking machine. A large full metal machine. Intricate design. Boxes go into a port where they are automatically folded and shifted out the other end. There is a belt-driven wheel that must be turned to power the machine. Designed to be easily taken apart and put back together. Brass nameplate reads, "KINGSBURY DAVIS MACHINE CO / CONTOOCOOK N.H / PAT'D NOV.9.'86 AUG.7.1900.".
- Provenance:
- The Leader was the first style of box-making machine made by Kingsbury Davis Machine Co. of Contoocook, NH. This machine was given to the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society in 1998; it was cleaned and received at the Society in 1999.
- Subjects:
- Machinery, Box industry
- People:
- Crathern, Charles
- Item Number:
- 1998.0031
- Accession Number:
- 1998.0031
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Kingsbury Davis Machine Co.
- Participating Organization:
- Hopkinton Historical Society
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