Baler

Object Name:

Baler

Object ID:

1996.039.03

Creator:

Lowell Baler Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Lowell, MA

Date:

circa 1920

Description:

Baler, paper, from the Glessner estate, The Rocks, Bethlehem, NH. Wooden crate with separate compressor and plunger arm.
A. Wooden crate with open top and solid bottom. Sides have spaces between boards to allow for baling wire. Front stencilled in black paint: "NO. 1" and "LOWELL / PAPER BALER". Left front corner joined with steel rod which serves as hinge. Right front corner joined with three removable steel angle pins to allow front and right side to swing open for removing paper bale. Also two removable pins in bottom of right side. Other two corners joined with carriage bolts. Outer surface of left side has printed paper label with instructions and marker's name: "LOWELL BALER CO. / 969 WESTFORD STREET / LOWELL, MASS." Shipping tag on inner surface of right side, stamped "From / LOWELL BALER CO. / The Rocks Estate / Littleton, N.H. / #188-WD". Toothed, steel rack on inner surface of back; accepts tip of plunger arm.
B. Wooden compressor (plunger), 20" x 12.25" x 5.5" high, with steel bale handle.
C. Wooden plunger arm with steel tip. Side stencilled "LOWELL / PAPER / BALER". Tip fits into toothed, steel rack and arm acts as a lever to push plunger down and compress paper. 46.45" long, 4.5" high, 1.75" thick.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-37.25 W-24 D-23.75 inches

Provenance:

The Rocks was the summer estate of John Jacob Glessner (1843-1936) and his wife Frances Macbeth Glessner (1848-1932). It is now owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Credit Line:

Gift of Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

People:

Glessner, John J. (1843-1936)

Subjects:

Paper, Paper industry