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- OBJECT TYPE
- Measuring/Fuel
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0310.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Steel can.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.0 cm
- Width
- 6.2 cm
- Height
- 6.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Laundry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Coleman
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to measure the amount of fuel required to fill the pressurized tank of a kerosene iron. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Following information printed on can: 'COLEMAN/ MEASURING CAN/ for Instant-Lighting Irons/ 1. This can measures the exact amount/ of fuel that should be put in the/ fuel tank./ 2. Do not put more than one measure full of fuel to a filling. If more is used, the iron will not light properly./ 3. Be sure to empty the fuel tank of/ the iron each time before filling to/ remove stale and sour gasoline./ 4. Fresh gasoline is necessary for good/ lighting and long life of the gen-/ erator./ MADE IN CANADA'. French and Spanish translations appear together on opposite side of can. 'M.M. Co.' appears along lower edge of can.
- Missing
- From CA of 04/12/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Yellow can with black printing.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. Ltd., Can, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1987.0310, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0310.003/
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