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OBJECT TYPE: PINTSCH/RAILWAY CARS
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0035.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN HANDLE/ METAL TOP WITH SYNTHETIC REST PAD/ METAL CANDLE HOLDER ATTACHED TO HANDLE/ WAX CANDLE WITH WICK

Dimensions

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

Length: 92.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY EARLY 1900'S TO 1930'S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF RAILWAY TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES ACQUIRED BY THE DONOR DURING HIS CAREER AT CANADIAN PACIFIC FROM 1940 TO 1980
Function: USED TO TURN ON AND LIGHT GAS FIXTURES IN RAILWAY CARS.
Technical: THE PINTSCH GAS THIS DEVICE IGNITED HAD HIGH ILLUMINATING POWER AND WAS MADE FROM SHALE OIL OR PETROLEUM. IT WAS A GAS COMMONLY USED IN RAILWAY CARS. THE GAS WAS NAMED AFTER RICHARD PINTSCH (1840-1919) A GERMAN INVENTOR. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: HANDLE STAINED AND VARNISHED/ METAL TOP PAINTED SILVER; METL CANDLE HOLDER PAINTED BLACK/ WHITE CANDLE
Decoration: INCISED RINGS AROUND HANDLE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighter, gas, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1997.0035, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0035.001/

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