Wood composite sample

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OBJECT TYPE: SUGARCANE RIND
DATE: 1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0303.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SUGARCANE/ CHEMICALS

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.2 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: BASED ON PROCESS DEVELOPED & PATENTED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO DEMONSTRATE THE RESULT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WHICH USES SUGARCANE RIND & AMMONIUM SPENT SULPHATE LIQUOR TO PRODUCE BOARDS BY THERMOSETTING
Technical: THIS SAMPLE WAS PRODUCED BY AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WHICH BINDS SUGARCANE AND SPENT SULPHITE LIQUOR INTO WOOD BY HOT-PRESSING ONLY WITHOUT HAVING TO TREAT THE SULPHITE LIQUOR THUS MAKING IT CHEAPER THAN OTHER METHODS. THE PROCESS IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN WITH OIL BASED BINDERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITING ON AFFIXED LABEL READS: 'SUGARCANE RIND/ WAFERBOARD/ WITH AMMONIUM/ SPENT SULPHITE LIQUOR/ 6628'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Wood composite sample, circa 1978, Artifact no. 1990.0303, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0303.001/

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