General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

galvanized steel

Dimensions

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

Length

232.0 cm

Width

76.5 cm

Height

13.0 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

Goold

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

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 firm had it fingers in many agricultural technology pies from windmills, to portable gas engines and feed grinders to the earliest generation of Canadian-built kerosene tractors. This vane bears the firm's Brantford Self-Oiling brand name. It was never mounted to a windmill so in excellent original condition.

Function

Wind vane used as an advertising display. Vane was never mounted to a windmill.

Technical

Lubrication of the gearing and maintenance of the windmill head was a major challenge for the user and the firm played on their technological advantage on this vane as well as in its print advertising.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On one side of the vane reads: "GOOLD'/ SHAPLEY &/ MUIR CO./ LIMITED"/ Other side reads: "SELF OILING/ BRANTFORD"/

Missing

N/A

Finish

galvanized steel with black stencilled print

Decoration

N/A