Can, fuel
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 GALLON
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0381.001
- MANUFACTURER
- DURO METALWARES
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal can with wood handle.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 34.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Environment control
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- DURO
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Made in Canada - Function
-
Used to carry either gasoline or kerosene (the latter often used for kerosene lamps in homes) - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Red, green & gold paper label reads: 'DURO/GALVANIZED WARE/HAND/DIPPED/IN PURE/MOLTEN/ZINC/WILL/NOT/LEAK OR/RUST/DURABLE AS THE PYRAMIDS/MADE IN CANADA/COST SIZE/2 GALLON/SELL/DURO/METALWARES/LIMITED/HAMILTON/ ONTARIO'.
- Missing
- Original cap missing - replaced with "Heinz 57 Varieties" lid. From CA of 04/20/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Metal, dipped in pure molten zinc/black painted wood handle.
- Decoration
- N/A
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DURO METALWARES, Can, fuel, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1986.0381, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0381.001/
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