Asbestos sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- processed/manufactured product
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2015.0502.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Corrugated Sheathing or Roofing
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- Industrial product sample
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Asbestos prodict with paper labels
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 51.1 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 1.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 7.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On label affixed to the product: "THE ASBESTOS SHINGLE, SLATE & SHEATHING COMPANY/ PATENTED/ AUG. 30, 1904./ THE/ "CENTURY"/ ASBESTOS/ SHINGLES,/ SLATE/ OR/ SHEATHING./ AMBLER, PENN'A./ FIREPROOF, WATERPROOF/ AND/ EVERLASTING"/ On the loose tag in with the object: "[coat of arms]/ CANADA/ Department of Mines/ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/ Corrugated Sheathing or Roofing./ Asbestos Manufacturing Company Ltd.,/ Lachine, Que./ No. 6987"/ In black marker in the corner on the proper top: "6987"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Light grey asbestos product with off-white paper labels and black marker number in the corner.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Asbestos sample, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2015.0502, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2015.0502.001/
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