Engine, marine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- INBOARD/2 CYC/4 HP
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0037.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Acadia Gas Engines Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4.5749
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON/ BRASS/ STEEL/ METAL/ WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 56.0 cm
- Width
- 52.0 cm
- Height
- 62.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Motive power
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Acadia
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Bridgewater
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- New Brunswick
- Period
- 1950'S+
- Canada
-
ACADIA GAS ENGINES LTD. WAS EST'D IN 1906 AND REGULARLY BUILT ITS LINE OF ENGINES UNTIL 1960'S. MANY ARE STILL IN USE TODAY. - Function
-
PROVIDED POWER FOR SALMON SKIFF 900036. - Technical
-
ENGINE HAS MAKE-AND-BREAK TYPE OF IGNITER INSTEAD OF A SPARK PLUG. BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE DISTRIBUTERS & BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE A RELATIVELY LOW VOLTAGE, MAKE-AND-BREAK ENGINES ARE HARDLY AFFECTED BY DAMPNESS.FOR THISREASON THEY WERE VERY POPULAR WITH FISHERMEN. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: '[LOGO] MANUFACTURED BY/ ACADIA GAS ENGINES/ LIMITED/ BRIDGEWATER, NOVA SCOTIA/ NUMBER 4.5749 H.P. 4'.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Acadia Gas Engines Ltd., Engine, marine, circa 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1990.0037, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0037.001/
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