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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 GALLON/METAL
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0251.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SHEET METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.8 cm
- Width
- 14.3 cm
- Height
- 36.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Servicing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1950'S+
- Canada
-
AN EXAMPLE OF AN IMPERIAL MEASURE FOR GASOLINE - Function
-
A CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORTING GASOLINE IN SMALL QUANTITITES, WITH A SELF-CONTAINED POURING SPOUT & AIR VENT - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON OPPOSITE SIDES: YELLOW 'TWO IMPERIAL GALLONS' & 'DEUX GALLONS (IMPERIAL)'; RED 'GASOLINE' & 'GAZOLINE' ON YELLOW BAND/ RED LETTERING ON YELLOW BAND ON OPPOSITE ENDS: 'MUST NOT/ BE USED FOR/ CLEANING/ PURPOSES' & 'DANGEROUS/ WHEN/ EXPOSED TO/ HEAT OR FIRE' ON ONE END & 'N'EMPLOYER/ PAS POUR LE/ NETTOYAGE' & 'DANGEREUX/ SI EXPOSE/ A LA CHALEUR/ OU AU FEU' ON OTHER END
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED RED ENAMEL WITH YELLOW BAND ENCIRCLING CAN/ METALLIC TOP & BASE, CAP
- Decoration
- 2 NARROW YELLOW STRIPES ENCIRCLE CAN NEAR BASE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Can, gasoline, between 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1990.0251, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0251.001/
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