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OBJECT TYPE: RESIN CORE/SPOOL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0298.001

MANUFACTURER: KESTER SOLDER CO.
MODEL: 44
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Service-test equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: KESTER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1960'S TO 1970'S
Canada: USED & POSSIBLY MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO JOIN TWO PIECES OF METAL TOGETHER. THIS TYPE OF SOLDER IS USED PRIMARILY FOR ELECTRONICS.
Technical: THIS TYPE OF SOLDER WITH A CORE OF RESIN USED FOR FLUX WAS DEVELOPED TO 'GLUE' SMALL PIECES OF METAL TOGETHER. THE QUANTITY OF RESIN IS SMALL TO AVOID AN EXCESS OF FLUX COVERING THE SMALL AREAS BEING SOLDERED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON SPOOL ENDS INCLUDES: 'Famous/ KESTER PRODUCTS/.../ KESTER SOLDER COMPANY/ DIVISION OF LITTON INDUSTRIES/ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. BRANTFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA'/ 'KESTER/ "44" RESIN/ CORE/ SOLDER/ ALLOY/ 60/40/ FLUX/ "44" Resin/ CORE/ Flux Content/ DIAMETER/.062'
Missing: SOME OF THE SOLDER HAS BEEN USED
Finish: SPOOL: BROWN WITH YELLOW
Decoration: N/A

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KESTER SOLDER CO., Solder, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0298, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0298.001/

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