McCormick automatic silk screen printing press

Made:
1950 in Bellshill

McCormick automatic silk screen printing press, manufactured by Redlac Ltd., Scotland, Serial No. 107/334

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Object Number:
1976-342
type:
printing press
credit:
Walkers of Manchester

Parts

Components of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Components of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

parts of press?

Object Number:
1976-342/2
type:
components
Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Probable squeegie from McCormick Automatick Silk Press, 1950, consisting of long, flat metal plate with four holes for bolts and a longer bar bolted to the top. At either end are two short cylindrical rods screwed perpendicularly to the longer bar. There is an angled edge at the bottom of the plate

Object Number:
1976-342/2/1
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1976-342/2
Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Flat, rectangular plate, probably a squeegie, with five nuts and bolts across the top and six holes for other screws or bolts. Angled edge at one long edge of the plate

Object Number:
1976-342/2/2
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1976-342/2
Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Component of McCormick Automatick Silk Press, 1950, consisting of metal item cast in one piece. On one short end there is a protruding, curved bulge; at the other, an angled section at 45 degrees to the main body of the object; there are circular holes at either end. Along the long side between these protruding sections is a shallow depressing with a raised symmetrical piece in the centre, and four holes for bolts or screws, which is lighter from reduced wear or corrosion. Along the other long edge is a section with six oval holes equally spaced along its length

Object Number:
1976-342/2/3
type:
components
Part of:
1976-342/2
Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Component of McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Component of McCormick Automatick Silk Press, 1950, consisting of flat rectangular metal plate with bar across one long edge and component screwed to the end, and a handle on the corresponding short edge

Object Number:
1976-342/2/4
type:
components
Part of:
1976-342/2
Screws, nuts and fastenings for McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Screws, nuts and fastenings for McCormick Automatic Silk Screen Press, 1950

Selection of screws, nuts, and other fastenings for McCormick Automatick Silk Press, 1950, consisting of 14 separate items

Object Number:
1976-342/2/5
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1976-342/2