Engine, traction

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OBJECT TYPE: STANDARD
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0105.001

MANUFACTURER: White, George & Sons
MODEL: FIRST QUALITY LINE
LOCATION: London, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL & CAST IRON WITH A WOODEN PLATFORM

Dimensions

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

Length: 520.0 cm
Width: 273.0 cm
Height: 335.0 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: White
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1920s
Canada: George White emigrated to Canada in 1857 and began making farm implements in London, Ontario. As George White and Sons Co., the firm produced traction engines and threshers for the eastern and western Canadian markets.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S NAME ON FRONT FIRE BOX DOOR: 'THE GEO WHITE & SONS CO L.T.D./ FIRST QUALITY LINE/ LONDON/ AND/ BRANDON'/ MFR'S LABEL ON LEFT STORAGE TANK: 'THE GEORGE WHITE & SONS CO/ LIMITED/ FIRST QUALITY LINE/ [TWO UNION JACK & A CREST]/ LONDON, ONT. CANADA'/ CAST ON REAR FIRE BOX DOOR IS: '[PART NUMBER]/ WHITE/ LONDON'
Missing: N/A
Finish: ENGINE IS PAINTED BLACK, RED & GREEN WITH YELLOW TRIM
Decoration: YELLOW DECORATIVE PIPINE ON WHEEL-SPOKES/ GOLD PIPING ON RIGHT STORAGE BOX & YELLOW PIPING ON LEFT STORAGE BOX/ MFR'S LABEL ON LEFT STORAGE BOX IS YELLOW WITH A GREEN BORDER; THE CREST IN MIDDLE HAS TWO UNION JACKS ON EITHER SIDE

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White, George & Sons, Engine, traction, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1967.0105, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0105.001/

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