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- OBJECT TYPE
- SERVICEMAN'S
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0311.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALUMINUM/ STEEL SPRING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.6 cm
- Width
- 15.4 cm
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1900
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT USED BY GAS PRODUCER & DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING. - Function
-
METAL FOLDER USED BY GAS COMPANY SERVICEMAN TO HOLD PAPERS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF GAS COMPANY SERVICEMAN'S RECORD KEEPING EQUIPMENT. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED LETTERING READING "THE CONSUMERS' GAS CO./ OF TORONTO/ LOOSE IP [LOGO] LEAF" WITH PATENT INFO.
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- POLISHED ALUMINUM/ NICKELPLATED SPRING
- Decoration
- 3 VERTICAL RIDGES ON COVER
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Unknown Manufacturer, Clipboard, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1998.0311, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0311.001/
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