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On View In:
Gallery 379
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Artist:
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Lester L. Wheeler
William H. Gref
Orto Heller
E.H. Hotchkiss Company (stapling mechanism)
Plastic Turning Company (casing)
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Title:
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"Aristocrat" stapling machine
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Date:
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1937
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Medium:
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Cast phenolic resin, metal
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Dimensions:
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2 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (6.99 x 19.05 x 6.03 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The Robert J. Ulrich Works of Art Endowment Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 379
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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E.H. Hotchkiss Company
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Nationality:
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Norwalk, Connecticut
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Life Dates:
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Norwalk, Connecticut
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Name:
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Wheeler, Lester L.
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American (dates unknown)
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Name:
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Gref, William H.
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American (dates unknown)
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Name:
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Heller, Orto
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American (dates unknown)
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Name:
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Plastic Turning Company
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Leominster, Massachusetts
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription
on bottom, molded: [MODEL H-31E/ THE E.H. HOTCHKISS CO./ MADE IN NORWALK, CONN./ U.S.
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Classification:
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Industrial Design
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Physical Description:
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black ovoid base; green marbleized wedge shape on top; black stapler lever
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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2004.77
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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