Name/Title
Label PrinterEntry/Object ID
2006.61.25a-bDescription
Crank printing press for stamping out price tags, with drawer at bottom containing price type (numbers and letters).
The main unit is black metal with an inside space for housing a roll of blank price tags. On the right side is a circular crank with a wooden knob. The type is inserted into a mechanism at the top, which contains rollers and an ink pad. The tags thread through to the front where they may be individually torn off. Along side this is a metal attachment which reads: "Insert ticket strip here and push to here" with an arrow indicating direction. The blank price tags are imprinted at the top: "The Homer Fitts Co./ Barre, Vermont". A circular metal green label with black printing is attached to the metal crank on the side and imprinted: "MONARCH PATHFINDER" with a lion's heads on each side, and printed in the center: "A Product of THE MONARCH/ Marking System Company/ Dayton, Ohio. L.A. Calif." This metal unit sits on a wooden base and has a metal label attached to front which reads: "THE/ MONARCH/ MARKING SYSTEM COMPANY" and gives factory locations, patent numbers and model number.
A drawer in the wooden base holds the metal letters and numbers.Context
Used in the Homer Fitts Store in Barre, VermontAcquisition
Accession
2006.61Source or Donor
Corrigan, EdwardAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Monarch Marking System Company (1901-present)Date made
1915Place
City
DaytonState/Province
OhioCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Printer, LabelNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing DevicesNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationDimensions
Dimension Description
Metal UnitHeight
7-3/4 inWidth
7 inDepth
3-1/2 inDimension Description
Wooden BaseHeight
2-1/4 inWidth
8-1/2 inDepth
6-1/4 inDimension Description
Price TagsWidth
3/4 inLength
3/4 inMaterial
Metal, Paper, WoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
The Homer Fitts CompanyRelated Places
Place
City
Barre CityCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInterpretative Labels
Label
Monarch Pathfinder Label Printer, 1915
Monarch Marking System Company (1901-present)
Dayton, OH
Metal, wood
Gift of Edward Corrigan, #2006.61.25
Some pieces of technology in Vermont were widely available commercially and highly specific to their specific jobs. This label printing machine came from The Homer Fitts Company, a clothing and dry goods store that operated on Main Street in Barre for 120 years, from 1886-2006. It was used to create price tags and could be customized in-house using the interchangeable type in the drawer on the bottom. Interestingly, Monarch still makes a label printer called the Pathfinder today.