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OBJECT TYPE: DEFECT/WHEEL/A.A.R.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0067.003

MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney
MODEL: WHEEL DEFECT, WORN COUPLER LIMIT*
LOCATION: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 8013
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Pratt Whitney
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Hartford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS GAUGE USED C. 1950-1956 +. THIS TYPE OF GAUGE USED C. 1920S+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF DEFECT GAUGE USED BY ALL CANADIAN RAILWAYS.
Function: USED TO VERIFY CONDITION OF RAIL WHEELS, SPECIFICALLY THE COUPLER, JOURNAL COLLAR AND JOURNAL FILLET WEAR LIMITS.
Technical: DEFECT GAUGES LIKE THIS WERE USED TO CHECK THE WEAR ON RAIL WHEELS' COUPLER, JOURNAL COLLAR AND JOURNAL FILLET. THIS GAUGE REPRESENTS THE STANDARD ALLOWABLE LIMITS FOR NORTH AMERICAN RAIL WHEELS: WHEELS FOUND TO HAVE WORN MORE THAN THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT WERE "CONDEMNED". SOME HAVE BEEN MODIFIED, AND SPECS. NOTED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .3 gauge: "WHEEL DEFECT, WORN COUPLER/ LIMIT, WORN JOURNAL COLLAR/ AND JOURNAL FILLET GAGE/ 15/16" / A.A.R./ PRATT & WHITNEY/ HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A./ 54 8013 C11" incised on one face of gauge; "1 1/16" , "H" [overscored], and "MOD. 3-56" crudely incised on same side/ "15/16" and "1" " incised on reverse; "9.67" crudely incised in lower right.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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