Lock, automobile
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1919–1922
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0090.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SECURITY AUTO THEFT-SIGNAL CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- AUTO THEFT-SIGNAL SYSTEM
- LOCATION
- Dunnville, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CLAMP IS METAL, PROBABLY STEEL, LOCK IS PROBABLY BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.9 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 3.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SECURITY
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Dunnville
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1919-1922
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO LOCK AROUND WHEEL TO PREVENT THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG. PLATE: `TRADE [SECURTITY LOGO] MARK THIS CAR IS PROTECTED BY THE/ AUTO THEFT-SIGNAL SYSTEM/ FOR ARREST AND CONVICTION, AS A THIEF/ FOR GRAND LARCENY OF ANY PERSON/ $100 REWARD OPERATING THIS CAR OR TAMPERING WITH SIGNAL FOR PERIOD FROM 1919-1922./ THE SECURITY AUTO THEFT-SIGNAL CO., LTD./ PATENTED AUG. 25,'14. DUNNVILLE, CANADA'; ON INSIDE OPPOSITE ARM `4C'
- Missing
- NONE From CA of 11/13/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- RED PAINT, SOME HAS CHIPPED AWAY WHICH HAS CAUSED METAL TO CORRODE
- Decoration
- N/A
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SECURITY AUTO THEFT-SIGNAL CO. LTD., Lock, automobile, circa 1919–1922, Artifact no. 1994.0090, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0090.001/
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