Toy, mechanical set
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0170.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Mechanical Toy Co.
- MODEL
- AMERICAN MODEL BUILDER/3
- LOCATION
- Dayton, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
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
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American Mechanical Toy Co., Toy, mechanical set, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1993.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0170.001/
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