Vane, wind

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OBJECT TYPE: TAIL
DATE: 1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0028.001

MANUFACTURER: Heller-Aller Co.
MODEL: Baker
LOCATION: Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Galvanized steel sheeting and pole/ unfinished wood frame

Dimensions

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

Length: 230.0 cm
Width: 109.0 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Heller Aller
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Napoleon

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. This tail was found by Mr. Mott in the stockroom of a hardware store in the Sarnia area. It was never mounted to a windmill and therefore despite being covered in dust it is in excellent original condition. The practice of placing the name of the retailer having exclusive rights to a sales region was most commonly found with American-built windmills. One side of this vane bears the name of the vendor and the other that of the windmill manufacturer. When mounted to a windmill head with their names visible it served as an excellent advertising tool for both parties.
Function: Windmill tail used for advertising. Vane was never mounted to a windmill.
Technical: The design of Heller-Aller windmill heads meant that the complete head gearing mechanism was enclosed in a cast iron box that would be filled with oil when the windmills was being installed. Many windmill collectors attribute the longevity of these windmills to this development.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Print on both sides of tail reads: "BAKER/ THE HELLER-ALLER CO./ NAPOLEON OHIO U.S.A."/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unfinished wooden frame/ Galvanized steel sheeting and piping/ Black print with red border around the edge
Decoration: N/A

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Heller-Aller Co., Vane, wind, after 1923, Artifact no. 2008.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2008.0028.001/

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