Crucible

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1910–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0362.001

MANUFACTURER: White, S.S.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 CERAMIC/.3 METAL (POSSIBLY IRON)/.4 CAST IRON BOWL & HANDLE SHAFT, WOODEN HANDLE/.5 SHEET IRON SLIDE, CARBON BLOCK

Dimensions

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

Length: 1.8 cm
Width: 1.8 cm
Height: 4.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: White Dental
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C. 1910-1960S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON, LTD. TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB. EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD. SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS.
Function: TO CONTAIN METAL HEATED FOR CASTING
Technical: EXAMPLES OF A VARIETY OF STYLES & SIZES OF CRUCIBLES, ALL OF WHICH WERE USED INDENTURE/DENTAL APPLIANCE MFR..1-.2 WERE LIKELY USED IN A KILN OR FURNACE;.3-.4 WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN USED FOR ALLOYS REQUIRING A LOWER MELTING POINT, AND POSSIBLY FOR WORK OF LESSER QUALITY (AS OXIDES WOULD LEECH FROM METAL CRUCIBLE); .5 DESIGNED FOR USE WITH BLOWPIPE TO MELT GOLD OR SILVER, & CAST INGOTS (SEE REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .4 'SSW' LOGO INCISED IN UNDERSIDE OF DISH/.5 'BUFFALO DENTAL/ MFG. CO.' INCISED IN UNDERSIDE OF CARBON BLOCK
Missing: NONE
Finish: .1-.2 LIGHT GREY POROUS CERAMIC BOWLS/.4 NATURAL WOOD HANDLE/.5 GREY CARBON BLOCK HOUSED IN BLACK METAL TRAY
Decoration: N/A

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White, S.S., Crucible, circa 1910–1930, Artifact no. 1989.0362, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0362.001/

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