Spile & tubing

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OBJECT TYPE: SYNTHETIC
DATE: 1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0140.001

MANUFACTURER: Équipements d'érablière CDL Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Saint-Damien, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC TUBING/ PLASTIC SPILE & JOINER

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Cottage industries
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: CDL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Saint-Damien

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1990'S+
Canada: MAPLE SAP GATHERING EQUIPMENT MADE BY CANADIAN MFR. & MARKETED BY CANADIAN RETAILER ATKINSON MAPLE SYRUP SUPPLIES.
Function: CONSISTS OF PLASTIC SPOUT PLACED IN HOLE DRILLED INTO MAPLE TREE TO ALLOW SAP TO FLOW OUT, IN THIS CASE INTO ATTACHED TUBE WITH JOINER AT OTHER END FOR LINKAGE TO OTHER MAPLE SAP GATHERING EQUIPMENT.
Technical: SMALL SECTIONOF "TAP & TUBE" SYSTEM USED C. 2000 IN MANY SUGAR BUSHES. HEALTH SPILE IS SO CALLED BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL DIAMETER, RESULTING IN SMALLER HOLE IN TREE WHICH WOULD BE QUICKER TO HEAL; SO SPILE OF THIS TYPE IS HEALTHIER FOR MAPLE TREE [FMK FEB. 2002].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED "CDL" & "IPL" LOGOS ON END PIECES/ RAISED LETTERING ON JOINER READS "1" & "MADE IN CANADA" & ON SPILE "A" & "MADE IN CANADA
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TRANSPARENT TUBING/ BLACK SPILE & JOINER
Decoration: N/A

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Équipements d'érablière CDL Inc., Spile & tubing, between 1990–1999, Artifact no. 2002.0140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0140.001/

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