Mill, pug & tile extruder

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OBJECT TYPE: BELT DRIVEN
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0675.001

MANUFACTURER: Baird, H.C. & Son
MODEL: 73 (ON PUG MILL)
LOCATION: Parkhill, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON & STEEL

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Baird
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Parkhill

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930-38
Canada: Made in Canada. Baird, H.C. & Son operated in Parkhill, Ont.
Function: THE PUGMILL MIXES THE CLAY; THE EXTRUDER PROCESSED THE CLAY INTO TILE, BRICKS ETC.
Technical: Example of brick making equipment. Pugmills are also used to triturate ore, and to mix asphalt and concrete. The company produced both, horse powered and steam powered pugs, made in their Eagle Foundry.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S NAME CAST IN FEEDER UNIT
Missing: UNKNOWN; REQUIRES RESTORATION; UNITS ARE RUSTED; SHEET METAL LINER OF PUG MILL RUSTED THROUGH IN SECTIONS; SECTION OF LOWER FRAME OF EXTRUDER CRACKED THROUGH & WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-CAST From CA of 07/11/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED BLUE/GREY; UNITS ARE RUSTED- PAINTED FINISH IS VISIBLE ON DRIVE WHEEL & PUG MILL FRAME
Decoration: N/A

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Baird, H.C. & Son, Mill, pug & tile extruder, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1979.0675, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1979.0675.001/

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