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OBJECT TYPE: TUBE
DATE: 1915–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0272.001

MANUFACTURER: Edison, Thos. A. Inc.
MODEL: EDISON SPRING LUBRICANT
LOCATION: Orange, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL TUBE AND CAP; CONTENTS SOME PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCT

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Orange

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM AROUND 1915 TO THE 1920'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF LUBRICANT AVAILABLE FOR PHONOGRAPHS IN CANADA AT THAT TIME.
Function: LUBRICANT IN TUBE IS USED FOR LUBRICATING THE MAIN SPRINGS OF PHONOGRAPHS, MADE ESPECIALLY FOR "EDISON DIAMOND DISC" AND "AMBEROLA" PHONOGRAPHS.
Technical: MECHANICAL DEVICES NEEDED CAREFUL MAINTENANCE BY USER SO LUBRICANT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH THE ITEM WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION. MODERN PHONOGRAPHS DO NOT REQUIRE CONSTANT MAINTENANCE BY THEIR OWNERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON TUBE READS INPART: 'EDISON/ SPRING/ LUBRICANT/ USED FOR/ LUBRICATING/ THE MAIN/ SPRINGS/ IN/ EDISON/ DIAMOND/ DISC/ &/ AMBEROLA/ PHONOGRAPHS/ DIRECTIONS/ WIND SPRING FULLY, REMOVE GREASE PLUG FROM SPRING BARREL,/ SQUEEZE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF TUBE INTO SPRING BARREL. (IF/.../ MOTOR SHOULD BE/ ALLOWED TO RUN DOWN AFTER EVERY DAY'S OPERATION SO/ AS TO KEEP LUBRICANT WELL DISTRIBUTED.'/ STAMPED AROUND LID: 'THOS.A.EDISON INC. ORANGE N.J.'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TUBE: ORANGE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: RED DRAWING OF MAIN SPRING (?) ON BACK OF TUBE

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Edison, Thos. A. Inc., Lubricant, circa 1915–1920, Artifact no. 1996.0272, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0272.001/

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