General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cast iron, steel

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

20.5 cm

Height

70.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Canadian Blower

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Kitchener

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Canadian Blower and Forge Co. established in Montreal as a subsidiary of Buffalo Forge Co. The artefact was advertised in the Fairbanks-Morse Ltd. Catalogue. Fairbanks Morse had a major factory in Sherbrooke, P.Q. and branches located in all of the major cities in Canada. It was a manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as a supplier of metal working machinery. Buffalo Forge Co. was founded in 1878 to manufacture blacksmiths' forges, created Canadian subsidiary in Montreal in 1905 and that was relocated to Kitchener in 1914. The Fairbanks Morse Co. manufactured parts for railroad locomotives, but the majority of these parts failed and lost popularity. They also branded products for farms, factories and mines.

Function

Small machine tool used to punch holes in metal. Manufactured for smaller machine shops. Run by either a belt or a motor drive.

Technical

10-inch Junior Bench Drill, 2 speeds, smallest power drill available at the time. Its advantages were accuracy, light weight and simplicity. More accurate than a hand held drill and could be mounted on a work bench. Typical machine tool of the period. Artefact is small but very heavy.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's name cast on frame

Missing

N/A

Finish

Flat black finish

Decoration

N/A