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OBJECT TYPE: double pointed/carpet
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.2023.001

MANUFACTURER: Steel Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: 11
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper package; metal [possibly steel] fasteners.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.1 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 2.5 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: STELCO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This example appears never used.
Canada: Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]
Function: To secure carpet and heavy fabric to backing.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Bob marked "STELCO/ THE MARK OF QUALITY/ Double Pointed/ CARPET TACKS/ 75 ONLY No. 11" printed on box top.; "MADE IN CANADA/ THE STEEL COMPANY/ OF CANADA, LIMITED/ HAMILTON MONTREAL" printed on box front and back panels. "STELCO/ THE MARK OF QUALITY/ Double Pointed/ CARPET TACKS" printed on short side panels; "STELCO/ THE MARK OF QUALITY", NON-/ TIPPING/ NO/ SPILLING/ OF TACKS", "LARGE/ OPENING/ NO PRICKING/ OF FINGERS" and "S-8-8/ SANITIZED" printed on inside flap panels of lid. "M6971 .13 EA" printed on white adhesive label [price sticker?] applied to box lid.
Missing: None: package and contents appear complete.
Finish: Paper box exterior has white, black and red-brown text and graphics; unbleached interior. Dull silver metal [steel?] fasteners: some have uneven blued metal finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Steel Co. of Canada Ltd., Tack collection, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.2023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2004.2023.001/

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