Torch
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- OBJECT TYPE
- KEROSENE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0458.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Steel Wares Ltd.
- MODEL
- GSW Torch
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- Flare pot
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- steel; fabric wick
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
- 19.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 19.5 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Machine
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GSW
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- possibly during WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
used to mark edge of runway at night or during poor visibility; often used as runway guide for training in basics of night flying - Technical
-
used before electric runway lights installed - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on upper housing reads: "THE GSW TORCH/ MADE/ BY/ GENERAL STEEL WARES/ LIMITED/ CANADA".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- black
- Decoration
- none
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General Steel Wares Ltd., Torch, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0458, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0458.001/
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