Polisher, floor

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/DRUM
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0737.001

MANUFACTURER: JOHNSON, S.C. & SON
MODEL: B
LOCATION: Racine, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: B 2929
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL MOTOR HOUSING & PTS, WOOD HANDLE, FIBRE BELTS, BRISTLES ON DRUM PROBABLY PLANT FIBRE, CORD IS FIBRE & METAL & POSSIBLY RUBBER, SWITCH (NOT ORIGINAL) IS SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 142.5 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Housekeeping
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: JOHNSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Racine

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PRODUCE A GLOSSY FINISH ON FLOOR SURFACES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE 'JOHNSON'S/ NO. B 2929 MODEL B/ VOLTS 115 A.C. D.C./ AMPS.8 WATTS 100 CY/ MADE IN U.S.A. PATENT PENDING/ CAUTION/ 1. OPERATE POLISHER THIS SIDE UP/ 2. DO NOT BEAR DOWN IN OPERATING/.3 FILL GREASE CUPS THREE TIMES/ YEARLY WITH JOHNSON'S LUBRICANT/ OR VASELINE. NO OTHER OILING/ NECESSARY./ S.C. JOHNSON & SON/ RACINE, WIS. BRANTFORD, CAN./ W. DRAYTON, ENG. SYDNEY, AUST.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MOTOR CASING IS SILVER COLOUR, SOME OTHER METAL PTS ALSO SILVER COLOURED WITH SOME CORROSION, SOME PAINTED BLACK/ HANDLE PAINTED BLACK/ BRISTLES ARE LIGHT BROWN, BELTS ARE BUFF COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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JOHNSON, S.C. & SON, Polisher, floor, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1995.0737, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0737.001/

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