Engine, marine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- V-8/275 HP/FLAT HEAD
- DATE
- 1928
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1279.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SMITH, CHRIS & SONS BOAT CO.
- MODEL
- A-120-L.H.
- LOCATION
- Algonac, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 497
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 160.0 cm
- Width
- 85.0 cm
- Height
- 117.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Motive power
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SMITH
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Algonac
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
MARINE PROPULSION, PROBABLY PLEASURE CRAFT - Technical
-
SAID TO BE THE FIRST V-8 TYPE ENGINE BUILT BY CHRIS CRAFT, ONE OF 500 MFD. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate reading "8 Chris-Craft 8/ MODEL-A-120-L.H./ CHRIS SMITH & SONS BOAT CO./ ALGONAC, MICH. U.S.A."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED GREY ENAMEL, WITH BLUE PAINTED AND PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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SMITH, CHRIS & SONS BOAT CO., Engine, marine, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1972.1279, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.1279.001/
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