Gun, glue

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/DUAL TEMPERATURE/MINI
DATE: 1996
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0139.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: MASTERCRAFT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 PLASTIC WITH METAL NOZZLE;.2-.4 SYNTHETIC;.5 METAL STAND;.6 PLASTIC;.7 PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.2 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Hand
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: NEW
Canada: TYPE OF GLUE GUN USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS TO GLUE WOOD REPAIRS OR FOR CRAFTS AND HOBBIES
Function: TO MELT GLUE
Technical: ELECTRIC GLUE POTS CAME ON THE MARKET SOON AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY. GLUE GUNS EMERGED AROUND THE SECOND HALF OF THE 1970'S. IN THE CANADIAN TIRE CATALOGUE OF SPRING & SUMMER 1977, IT WAS CONSIDERED AS A NEW ITEM. IN TIME THEY BECAME SMALLER AND LESS EXPENSIVE TO BUY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 LABEL ON SIDE: "[CANADIAN TIRE LOGO] MASTERCRAFT"/ OTHER SIDE: "[SCA LOGO]/ 54-0145-8/ 120V 10W/ LR63745"/ ON HANDLE: "HIGH/ 165 C/ (330 F)/ LOW/ 105 C/ 220 F"/ ON PLUG: "RHYTHM/ [CSA]/ RP-1/ E91488"/.2 TO.4 READS: "#725 ALL-TEMPER"/.7 ON CARD STOCK INSERT: "[CANADIAN TIRE LOGO] MASTERCRAFT/ 120 V LOW/ DUAL TEMPERATURE/ MINI GLUE GUN/ MINI PISTOLET A COLLE A 2 TEMPERATURE/ USE WITH 8 MM (5/16")/ MINI GLUE STICKS/ CONCU POUR BATONNETS/ DE 8 MM (5/16 PO)"/ BELOW READS: "TWO TEMPERATURES:/ HIGH FOR HEAVY-DUTY/ WORK & WOOD *
Missing: none
Finish: .1 BLACK WITH REDTRIGGER, SILVER NOZZLE/.2 TO.4 WHITE, ALMOST OPAQUE WITH BLACK PRINT/.5 SILVER/.6 CLEAR BOX
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Gun, glue, circa 1996, Artifact no. 1999.0139, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1999.0139.001/

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