Heater, automobile

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OBJECT TYPE: EXHAUST
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1320.001

MANUFACTURER: STAR SPECIALITY MFG. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE IRON AND SHEET STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 7.8 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: AVAILABLE FROM C. 1928 TO C. 1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: HEATER DESIGNED TO OPERATE USING EXHAUST FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINE WHICH WOULD FLOW THROUGH A SEALED CHAMBER LOCATED IN THE HEATER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DEFUNCT, POTENTIALLY LETHAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO SCAVAGE HEAT FROM EXHAUST FOR HEATING THE CAR INTERIOR. SIMILAR SYSTEMS USED IN 1921 5TH AV. BUS IN COLLECTION [SEE 680886]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFG'S PLATE: 'MADE BY/ STAR SPECIALITY MANUFACTURING CO./ CHICAGO U.S.[?]'/.2 PRINTING ON SIDE ILLEGIBLE EXCEPT: 'PAT[?]N [?]P[?]LIED [?]R'
Missing: DOES NOT APPEAR COMPLETE
Finish: .1 SURFACE COVERED WITH RUST SO CANNOT DETERMINE FINISH/.2 TRACES OF WHITE PAINT WITH RED AND BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: .2 RED LIGHTNING DESIGN ACROSS SIDE

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STAR SPECIALITY MFG. CO., Heater, automobile, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1995.1320, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1320.001/

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