General Information

Serial #

RX131923

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cast iron/steel

Dimensions

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

Length

136.0 cm

Width

100.0 cm

Height

111.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GOOLD

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brantford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1920-1970

Canada

Goold, Shapley and Muir Co. was founded in 1892 in Brantford, Ontario. They were the first company in Canada to manufacture steel windmills. This particular engine was their famous "Ideal" model, and it ran the woodworking machine 1982.0408. The woodworking machine was used by Benjamin Richards, one of the last builders of hand crafted cedar canoes in Eastern Canada. The engine was distributed by the T. Eaton Co., Canada's largest department store retailer which was founded in 1869 in Toronto.

Function

Gas engine used to power a woodworker (82.0408). Gas engines worked in four steps: drawing in a charge, compression of the charge, expansion of burned gases and exhaust of products of combustion. These steps enabled the movement of the pistons to be converted into mechanical energy.

Technical

Ideal Brantford engine model, simplified so that it did not require an expert to operate. Four-cycle gas engines were very efficient and powerful. Came with a Webster Tripolar Oscillator Type 25. 6hp, 400rpm.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate reading '6 h.p., speed 400, S/N AX131923, T. Eaton Co. Ltd. Toronto & Winnipeg'/ MFR'S plate on oscillator/ incised lettering reading 'Essex Brass Corp., Detroit, Mich. U.S.A.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Painted black (original)

Decoration

N/A