General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS/ CAST IRON/ WOOD HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length

17.0 cm

Width

11.8 cm

Height

25.5 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

Clayton Lambert

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1921 TO 1940'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

CANISTER HOLDS GASOLINE OR KEROSENE TO FUEL A SMALL FLAME WHICH ALLOWS A PLUMBER TO SOLDER METAL JOINTS

Technical

THE KEROSENE OR GASOLINE-FUELLED TORCH WAS INDISPENSABLE TO PLUMBERS TOOL-KITS DURING FIRST HALF OF CENTURY, BEING DISPLACED IN 1950'S WITH CHEAPER, LIGHTER & MORE CONVENIENT PROPANE TORCH

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON FRONT OF CANISTER, STAMPED INTO METAL; `CLAYTON & LAMBERT/ MFG. CO./ TRADE-MARK/ DETROIT. MICH./ MADE IN U.S.A./ PAT'D, JAN. 4, 1921/ OTHERPAT'S/ PEND'G'/ ON BOTTOM OF CANISTER, EMBOSSED: `MADE BY CLAYTON & LAMBERT MFG. CO. DETROIT MICH. U.S.A.'/ ON SIDES OF CAST IRON TOP, EMBOSSED: `C L' [`L' ON TOP OF `C']/ ON TOP OF HAND PUMP, EMBOSSED: `OIL'

Missing

NONE

Finish

CAST IRON TOP PAINTED BLACK/ CANISTER BRASS IN COLOUR/ WOOD HANDLE PAINTED RED

Decoration

NONE