Scuttle, coal

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OBJECT TYPE: FUNNEL
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0387.001

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: IRON ALLOYS; COAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 40.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE USED FROM THE 1850S TO THE 1950S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF COAL SCUTTLE USED IN CANADA FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19THC UNTIL AT LEAST THE 1950S
Function: USED TO HOLD AND TRANSPORT A SMALL AMOUNT OF COAL FOR DOMESTIC HEATING PURPOSES
Technical: ALTHOUGH USED EARLIER, ON A VERY LIMITED SCALE, IN NOVA SCOTIA FOR DOMESTIC HEATING, COAL BECAME AN IMPORTANT FUEL FOR DOMESTIC USE IN CANADA AROUND THE END OF THE 19THC UNTIL THE 1940'S WHEN NEW ENERGY SOURCES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS: NATURAL GAS, OIL AND ELECTRICITY [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS
Missing: From CA of 07/11/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish: UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Scuttle, coal, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1997.0387, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0387.001/

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