General Information

Serial #

CE 47544

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY, ENGINE, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ LEATHER SEAT COVER/ RUBBER TIRES & PEDALS

Dimensions

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

Length

165.0 cm

Width

78.0 cm

Height

163.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Industrial vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Clark

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Battle Creek

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1946

Canada

AN EXAMPLE OF A SMALL (2000 LB. CAPACITY) GAS-POWERED FORKLIFT OF A TYPE IN GENERAL USE IN CANADA FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II.

Function

A SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE HAVING A POWER-OPERATED HORIZONTAL FORK-LIKE DEVICE THAT CAN BE RAISED OR LOWERED BY THE OPERATOR FOR LIFTING & MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS IN BOXES, ON PALLETS ETC.; USUALLY A FORKLIFT IS USED WITHIN A BUILDING, YARD ETC.

Technical

AN EARLY SMALL CAPACITY MECHANIZEDFORKLIFT NOTE THAT IT IS GAS-POWERED & WAS USED FOR BOTH INTERIOR & EXTERIOR WORK. IT LACKS THE SAFETY DEVICES OF LATER FORKLIFTS - A CANOPY, ROLL BARS. ETC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON BODY TOP READING `CLIPPER/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MFD. BY-CLARK TRUCTRACTOR/ DIV. OF CLARK EQUIPMENT CO./ BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. CE 47544/ ALWAYS GIVE THIS NO. WHEN/ ORDERING REPAIR PARTS/ CAPACITY UP TO 2000 LBS AT 15/ CODE FAVOURITE/ GAS POWERED' WITH PATENT NOS./ WHITE LABEL WITH VERTICAL BLACK `CLARK' ON EACH SIDE OF LIFT/ WHITE LABEL WITH COUTOUT `CLARK' & BLACK `EQUIPMENT' ON EACH SIDE/ BLACK APPLIQUE LETTERING READING `J.H. RYDER (613) 745-0083' ON EACH SIDE

Missing

From CA of 02/02/2000 by Kevin Machan: No - Artifact appears to be complete (cursory examination only.)

Finish

BODY PAINTED LIGHT GREEN/ BLACK SYNTHETIC STEERING WHEEL, PARTS/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED SHIFT LEVERS & PARTS/ BLACK SEAT/ BLACK TIRES & PEDALS/ RED PAINTED PARTS

Decoration

RAISED BLACK PAINTED `CLARK' ACROSS BACK/ DETACHED DISTRIBUTOR'S PLATE READS IN RED & BLACK ON METALIC GROUND `DISTRIBUE PAR/ DISTRIBUTED BY/ RYDER/ POUR VENTES ET SERVICE/ FOR SALES & SERVICE/ MONTREAL (514) 697-3471/ OTTAWA (613) 745-0084/ QUEBEC (418) 651-9720