Metal Die
Metal Die
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- Description
- This metal die for a Bakelite mold has a portrait of a man, and a “Trade Mark / C. E. Brooks” inscription. This C. E. Brooks was probably the inventor of the Brooks Rupture Appliance, and proprietor of what was said to be the largest business of the sort in the world. Headquarters were in Marshall, Michigan; additional shops were in London and Amsterdam.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- metal die
- Physical Description
- bakelite (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 56 mm x 38 mm; 2 3/16 in x 1 1/2 in
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- 1977.0368.02
- catalog number
- 1977.0368.02
- accession number
- 1977.0368
- Credit Line
- Gift of Plastics Institute of America
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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