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The fun of restoring items like this is traveling back in time and figuring out how stuff was done….or why stuff was done a certain way. It’s always fun learning!! The following pictures on this page show something I found but have yet to figure out why Golding did this? The pictures that follow show cast iron pieces that were stamped with two digit numbers in them. These are stamped numbers, not number that were cast into the parts. All of them are found on a machined surface. Most of the numbers on the main press are #11, and most on the auto inker system are #16. But there is a #10 on the platen handle. This photo shows the throw off sliders under the platen, one is stamped with B11….the other one is not stamped. Here's the bottom of the two harps that hold the rollers. Both clearly have the #11 stamped in them. Another thing to note is these are individual number stamps. To make the number #11 you took the number one and hit it once, moved it over a bit and hit it again. How you can tell this is because each #11 looks a bit different than the other one. The numbers aren’t lined up or the spacing in-between is different. This #11 is found on the brayer table where it mounts to the press. This #16 is from the auto inker and is the item the inker roller fastens into. Also note the welding job on this piece. The tab was broke off and I had to weld it back on. This process was explained on an eariler page. This is nickel rod welding cast iron. Two more #11 on one piece. This is the crank shaft and power shaft bearing end holder. Both machined surfaces are stamped with a #11 on it. The item pictured above bolts into this space on the side of the main press body. Again there is a pair of #11 almost matching the ones above.....and again only on the machined surface. |
