Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.033
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Crimper
Title:
Paper Shell Crimper
Date:
1900
Description:
Crimper, for closing paper shotgun shell, made up of :
Clamp: for attaching crimper to work bench with screws, prong and ribbed brass.
Barrel: to support shell while crimping.
Feed lever: hinged with pin brass bound wooden handle, grip to feed shell into barrel & hold while crimping.
Crimping screw assemblage: brass with s—shaped steel arm and rotating wooden knob. Brass receiver is circular with lateral recess with 3 lobes to fold shell over wad.
Clamp: for attaching crimper to work bench with screws, prong and ribbed brass.
Barrel: to support shell while crimping.
Feed lever: hinged with pin brass bound wooden handle, grip to feed shell into barrel & hold while crimping.
Crimping screw assemblage: brass with s—shaped steel arm and rotating wooden knob. Brass receiver is circular with lateral recess with 3 lobes to fold shell over wad.
Notes:
Collected and preserved by Thomas S. Parke.
See Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, p. 329 in doc file.
See Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, p. 329 in doc file.
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Paper Shell Crimper
Paper Shell Crimper
Paper Shell Crimper
Paper Shell Crimper