General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

130.0 cm

Width

102.0 cm

Height

170.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RYERSON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF THE EQUIPMENT OF THE LAST OPERATIONAL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SHOP IN CANADA

Function

USED TO CLEAN DIRT, SCALE OR INCRUSTATION BUILD-UP FROM THE FLUES OF LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS

Technical

THIS TYPE OF CLEANER WAS ECONOMICAL IN FIRST COST & OCCUPIED A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FLOOR SPACE/ IT GENERALLY TOOK LONGER TO CLEAN A SET OF FLUES WITH IT, HOWEVER, THAN WITH THE SPROCKET OR TUMBLING BARREL TYPE OF CLEANER

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST IN 'JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON CHICAGO U.S.A.'/ PLATE 'MACHINERY/ RYERSON/ CHICAGO ILLINOIS U.S.A.' & ABOVE IT '4452'/ PLATE ON MOTOR INCLUDES 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ INDUCTION MOTOR/ 354697 [ILLEGIBLE] 8E1081 TYPE K/ VOLTS 550 AMP 3.5/ H.P. 3/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FINISH APPEARS TO BE BLACK - NOW VERY DIRTY/ LIME GREEN ON ONE END PIECE/ ORIGINAL FINISH SHOWS PEELING & CHIPPING

Decoration

N/A