Engine, steam
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1905
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1318.001
- MANUFACTURER
- POLSON IRON WORKS CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/wood base/4 brass? oil cans and tray
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 517.0 cm
- Width
- 90.0 cm
- Height
- 155.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 6803.9
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Power sources
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- POLSON
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Polson's was a famous Toronto based firm which built ships and similar heavy engineering works and ceased business ca 1919 - Function
-
Industrial prime mover - Technical
-
The engine built to "Brown's" patents (valve gear) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised brass plate reading "THE POLSON IRON WORKS CO./MANUFACTURERS/TORONTO, ONT."/Incised lettering on part reading "MICHIGAN LUBRICATOR CO. DETROIT PAT'D JUNE 19-8?"
- Missing
- Handle broken off in storage
- Finish
- Painted green (non-original)/yellow and orange painted parts/metallic and plated parts/unfinished wood
- Decoration
- N/A
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POLSON IRON WORKS CO., Engine, steam, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1969.1318, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1318.001/
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