Press or clamp, Canterbury, NH

Back to Search Results

Object ID:

1950.4201.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

Shaker

Description

Some sort of press of birch (Betula spp.) consisting of a base, 1 1/4" x 13 1/8" x 27 1/2) supported by two cleats (1" x 2 1/4" x 12 1/2") screwed to the underside and with a slot (5/8" x 19 7/16) 7/8" in from back. Two 1 3/16" diameter threaded dowels are screwed into tapped mortises near either end of the base plate. A turned cross bar fits over the two threaded dowels and, in the absence of stock to be pressed, rests upon the 1 13/16" diameter dowel bases. Tapped 2 13/16" diameter disks are threaded onto the dowels to apply pressure to the crossbar when the press is in use.

New Hampshire Canterbury

Do you have information you'd like to share?

Shaker Museum updates records with information as it becomes available.

Copyright of this artwork

You are welcome to reproduce low resolution images of objects from the Shaker Museum collection for your personal, non-commercial, and / or academic use. Please acknowledge the museum in your citation. If you wish to publish, license, and / or commercially reproduce an image, contact the Museum for information about attributions, permissions, and fees.

Citation rules

Shaker Museum Press, Bookbinding. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=21144. Accessed on September 29, 2024

We are dedicated to making the cultural heritage of the Shakers available to the public for free.

DONATE

Shaker Museum

Press, Bookbinding