Dipper, candle

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OBJECT TYPE: REVOLVING/-SEMI-AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0178.001

MANUFACTURER: Weissbach, Arthur K.G.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Fulda, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 30
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WELDED STEEL WHEEL ASSEMBLY/ METAL PIPE/ WOOD PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 25.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 194.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Cottage industries
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Weissbach
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Fulda

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1970-1987
Canada: REPRESENTATIVE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN SMALL SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIES.
Function: A MACHINE CONSISTING OF A METAL WHEEL MOUNTED ON BALL BEARINGS, USED TO DIP RACKS CONTAINING CANDLEWICK INTO HOT WAX TO MAKE CANDLES. THE OPERATOR DIPPED ONE RACK IN THE WAX AND THE MACHINE REVOLVED SO THAT THE NEXT RACK COULD BE DIPPED.
Technical: A SEMI-AUTOMATIC CONTROLLED DEVICE FOR DIPPING CANDLES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATES ON PUMP READING: 'Tamper/ HP 1/4 1725 RPM/ V.115 5.6 A./CYC. 60 PH.1 RATING CONT./ TYPE S-4864 CODE 6804/ MOD. PXD-C48B-HSX-AF-SZ' & 'SOUTHERN-DEMING/ DIV. CRANE CANADA LIMITED/ MARIEVILLE, QUE./ MODEL L-780 SER. NO. 3856GW', BILINGUAL DECAL ON PUMP READING: 'CANADIAN WATER SYSTEM ASSOCIATION GUARANTEE'.
Missing: From CA of 07/25/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete
Finish: WHEEL PAINTED GREEN ENAMEL/ BOILER PAINTED YELLOW ENAMEL/ UNFINISHED METAL/ PUMP PAINTED GREEN.
Decoration: N/A

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Weissbach, Arthur K.G., Dipper, candle, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1988.0178, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0178.001/

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