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HAND MACHINE RIVET
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Hand rivet machine is similar to clamp with two long handles perpendicular to each other. The upper handle or lever moves, raising a small plunger in the head, it appears to be spring loaded and measures 17.5cm in length. There is a hole punched in the end of bottom handle and two near head of mac…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Hand rivet machine is similar to clamp with two long handles perpendicular to each other. The upper handle or lever moves, raising a small plunger in the head, it appears to be spring loaded and measures 17.5cm in length. There is a hole punched in the end of bottom handle and two near head of machine for securing down. There is an adjustable screw on top of the riveting head which is seized. Visible casting marks 'LITTLE GIANT'.
- History Of Use
- Hand rivet machine uses tubular and/or slotted rivets. A spring controlled plunger telescope holds the work in position when riveting.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 16.5
- Length
- 32
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.0115.0037
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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