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- OBJECT TYPE
- GASOLINE/1 CYL/LEFT HEAD
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0065.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Johnson Motors
- MODEL
- X450/IRON HORSE
- LOCATION
- Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 21853
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cast iron/cast steel/rubber
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.5 cm
- Width
- 29.0 cm
- Height
- 26.0 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
- JOHNSON MOTOR
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Peterborough
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1950+
- Canada
-
Canadian made - Function
-
Used to drive small appliances, pump, or washing machine - Technical
-
Low weight, left head engine (left head is descriptive of valve location) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate with lubrication instructions and reading "4/CYCLE/IRON HORSE/ENGINE/MODEL X450 SER. NO. 21853" and "JOHNSON MOTORS/PETERBORO CANADA/MADE IN CANADA/PATENTS PENDING"
- Missing
- From CA of 07/17/1997 by Pat Montero: Undetermined
- Finish
- Painted black/black and white synthetic
- Decoration
- N/A
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Johnson Motors, Engine, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1987.0065, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0065.001/
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