Hool Machine & Engraving Works #3067 Pattern Roll

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Artifact Overview

Bookbinders use finishing tools to add decoration to the leather spine and covers of a book. The tools are often heated and then stamped, pressed, or rolled onto the leather. Decoration can be as simple as thin straight lines or rounded arcs, or as intricate as ornate patterns, scrolls, or floral designs.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Roll (Tool)

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Hoole Machine & Engraving Works of Brooklyn, New York. Sold by Gane Brothers & Lane of Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.34.1245

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Cloth

Color

Gold (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 1.75 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 21 in

Inscriptions

on side of wheel: HOOLE / MACH & ENG WKS / BROOKLYN N.Y./ 3067 on side of wheel: FURNISHED BY / GANE BROTHERS & LANE / CHICAGO ST. LOUIS
Hool Machine & Engraving Works #3067 Pattern Roll