Carboy

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OBJECT TYPE: 135 LB./WOOD BOX
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0689.001

MANUFACTURER: NICHOLS CHEMICAL CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PINE BOX/ GLASS BOTTLE/ CERAMIC STOPPER/ METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 49.5 cm
Width: 45.3 cm
Height: 73.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: CARBOY IS LARGE GLASS BOTTLE ENCLOSED IN PROTECTIVE BASKETWORK OR WOODEN BOX, USED ESPECIALLY TO HOLD CORROSIVE LIQUIDS. THIS ONE WAS USED TO SHIP SULPHURIC ACID TO BATTERY BUILDING & REBUILDING SHOPS WHERE IT WAS USED TO MAKE AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES.
Technical: IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BY SMALL SHOPS AS NEEDED FOR LOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS AVAILABLE FROM BATTERY MFRS. ETC. SHIPPING & HANDLING SULPHURIC ACID IN THESE RELATIVELY UNPROTECTED CONTAINERS IN THIS PERIOD WAS FAIRLY HAZARDOUS, WITH RELATIVELY FEW PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO PROTECT WORKERS & PUBLIC (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON SIDE READING "SULPHURIC ACID/ ELECTROLYTE/ 1.400 SP. GR/ 135 LBS/ THE NICHOLS CHEMICAL/ COMPANY-LIMITED/ CANADA" & INCISED OR BLACK "CPC-1/ CRC1"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: UNFINISHED? WOOD WITH YELLOWED AREAS/ GREEN GLASS/ BROWN STOPPER
Decoration: N/A

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NICHOLS CHEMICAL CO. LTD., Carboy, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0689, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0689.001/

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