General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON; STEEL; RUBBER TIRES; GRIPS & SOME FITTINGS

Dimensions

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

Length

105.0 cm

Width

45.0 cm

Height

94.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Exterior work

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS SNOW BLOWER USED C. 1956-1970.

Canada

T. EATON CO. FIRST ADVERTISED SNOW THROWERS IN 1953-1954 FALL & WINTER CATALOGUE. THIS EXAMPLE IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST MODELS EATON LISTED.

Function

TO CLEAR SNOW FROM PATHS, SIDEWALKS, ETC. AND DEPOSIT IT SOME DISTANCE AWAY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY, SMALL SNOW BLOWER. IT WAS POWERED BY A 1 CYLINDER 3 H.P. AIR-COOLED GASOLINE ENGINE, MFD. BY BRIGGS & STRATTON. FITTED WITH RECOIL STARTER; CLUTCH CONTROL ON HANDLE-BAR; SOLID RUBBER TIRES; AND ADJUSTABLE SNOW SHUTE TO CONTROL BOTH THE DIRECTION & HEIGHT OF SNOW THROWN. CLEARED 18-INCH WIDE PATH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL ON FRONT OF CASING OVER MOTOR READS: 'Power-Propelled/ SNOW BLOWER/ EATON'S OF CANADA'. DECAL ABOVE, READS: 'TO TURN SHUTE'. BRIGGS & STRATTON DECAL WITH MFR'S ADDRESS, OPERATING & CLEANING DIRECTIONS, ETC. APPLIED TO MOTOR IS BADLY DAMAGED & ONLY PARTIALLY LEGIBLE- SEE PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT IN SUPP.INFO. FILE. DECAL ON GAS TANK READS: '3 HP/AT/3600 R.P.M./ [----]/ TO INTERNAL/ COMBUSTION/ ENGINE/ INSTITUTE/ STANDARDS'/ PLATE SCREWED TO FRAME BELOW MOTOR READS: 'F.M.C. CORPORATION/ FORT WASH. WISC. U.S.A./ TYPE NO./ 526 01/ SERIAL NO./ [----]'/ 'OIL FOAM/ NO SPILL/ AIR CLEANER/ SERVICE REGULARLY/ SEE INSTRUCTION BOOK' ON TOP./ Decal on blower hood reads: " BE CAREFUL/ 1. KEEP ALL GUARDS IN PLACE/ 2. STOP ENGINE TO ADJUST AND OIL/ 3. WHEN MECHANISM BECOMES CLOGGED, STOP ENGINE BEFORE CLEANING./ 4. KEEP HANDS, FEET & CLOTHING AWAY/ FROM POWER-DRIVEN PARTS./ 5. READ AND OBSERVE CAUTIONS IN/ INSTRUCTION BOOK./ CONFORMS TO NATIONAL SAFETY/ COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS."/ Mfr's decal on motor housing damaged and only partially legible; reads: " Br[iggs &] STRATTON/ [CORPORATIO]N/ ----/ SEE YO[UR] INSTRUCTION [B]OOK/ [ENGINE SPECIFICATION TEXT - ILLEGIBLE]/ AIR CLEANER INSTRUCTIONS/ OIL BATH TYPE [----] TO/ RIDGE BEFORE STARTING/ OIL FOAM TYPE [----]/ REMOVE FILAMENT AND WASH IN/ SOLVENT. RE-OIL WITH [---] TABLE-/ SPOONS ENGINE OIL./ CHANGE ENGINE OIL AND SERVICE/ AT 25 HOURS, MORE/ OFTEN UNDER DUSY CONDITIONS./ MADE IN U.S.A."/ Following numbers stamped into engine casing, along left side of decal:" [from top to bottom] 81202 958632 6108070 ".

Missing

From CA of 07/11/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete

Finish

PAINTED CREAM-COLOURED FINISH; BLACK TIRES, GRIPS, ETC. NB: FINISH & DECALS ALL BADLY WORN, WITH LARGE AREAS OF LOSS

Decoration

N/A