General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDBOARD BOX/ FERROUS METAL SET PARTS/ FIBRE STRING

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Mechanical

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Dayton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

A CHILD'S MECHANICAL SET, USED BY THE DONOR, WHO LATER TOOK BSC'S IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS, & A MSC IN PHYSICS FROM QUEENS (IN 1926, 1928, & 1929 RESPECTIVLEY)

Function

SET CONSISTING OF METAL WHEELS, STRUTS, PANELS ETC. USED BY A CHILD TO BUILD MECHANICAL MODELS

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED & BLACK LETTERING ON BOX LID READING `The/ AMERICAN MODEL BUILDER/ NO.E/ Copyright 1913/ The American Mechanical Toy/ Company/ THE WORLD'SGREATEST MECHANICAL WONDER/ INDESTRUCTIBLE, HIGHLY ENTERTAINING, PRACTICAL AND INSTRUCTIVE./ ALL MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED./ PATENTED IN CANADA/ JULY 29. 1913 U.S. PATENT APPLIED FOR Manufactured by The American Mechanical Toy Co, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A./ MADE IN U.S.A.' & `ARTICRAFT LITHO.CO. DETROIT'/ HANDWRITTEN SCRIPT READING `K. Mackinnon', `Keith Mackinnon', `350'

Missing

NUTS & BOLTS/ INSTRUCTION BOOK

Finish

BLACK PAPER COVERED BOX/ PLATED METAL SET PARTS/ RED, GREEN, & GREY STRING

Decoration

GREEN, RED, GREY, BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATION ON BOX TOP DEPICTING BOY & MAN USING SET & `THE AMERICAN MECHANICAL TOY CO.' LOGO