Crucible
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0775.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CERAMIC OR STONE COMPOSITION.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 36.0 cm
- Height
- 51.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Industrial equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF CRUCIBLE WAS USED IN CANADIAN FOUNDRIES. - Function
-
TO CONTAIN METAL WHICH IS BEING MELTED AND/OR TO RECEIVE MOLTEN METAL FROM THE FURNACE, TO BE POURED INTO THE MOULDS. - Technical
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EXAMPLE OF A LARGE CRUCIBLE, POSSIBLY OF GRAPHITE, CAPIABLE OF WITHSTANDING GREAT AND SUDDEN CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE WITHOUT CRACKING. PRIOR TO 1827, CRUCIBLES WERE MADE OF VARIOUS CLAY AND SAND COMPOSITES, OR FROM METALS LIKE PLATINUM, SILVER OR IRON. THESE WERE SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE DUE TO REPEATED HEATING AND/OR HANDLING. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- No markings evident.
- Missing
- APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE.
- Finish
- ROUGH, POROUS FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Crucible, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0775, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0775.001/
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