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Copper dial plates are first fired with white enamel then placed on this machineto be printed. First,enamel of the desired color is placed on the engraved master dial plate, the excess removed with a straight edge, the overhead spindle with rubber-like pad at end is lowered and pressed on the master dial thereby picking up the wet enamel from the engraved master dial,next the sliding table that holds the master dial and the blank dial moved to the appropriate position so spindle can be lowered to print dial. This method was faster and much cheaper than hand painted dials.

George Collard

Frank Menez
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Posts: 39 | Location: Somersworth, New Hampshire USA | Registered: February 18, 2005
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There's some more interesting technical information from a 1910 article at:

http://www.southbendhorology.com/machinery/m18.jpg
http://www.southbendhorology.com/machinery/m19.jpg

Best regards,

Frank "407" Kusumoto
 
Posts: 1029 | Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A. | Registered: October 08, 2004
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Frank-
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--- Great reading and very enlightening.
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Frank-



Frank
 
Posts: 440 | Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA | Registered: January 28, 2003
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Frank,

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks to Frank for posting the original article which made me think of it.

-Frank
 
Posts: 1029 | Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A. | Registered: October 08, 2004
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This machine is on display at the CRMI.

 
Posts: 886 | Location: Nebraska, in the U.S.A. Heartland | Registered: November 22, 2002
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Another part of the machinel

 
Posts: 886 | Location: Nebraska, in the U.S.A. Heartland | Registered: November 22, 2002
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