General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED BRASS SHEET BODY & CAP/ BRASS PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

10.5 cm

Width

1.8 cm

Height

N/A

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

Cushman Denison

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1928 +

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING ATWILLYS-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

CONTAINER USED FOR APPLICATION OF LIGHT PENETRATING TYPE OILS TO VARIOUS MECHANICAL DEVICES, INCLUDING MAGNETOS.

Technical

IN AUTO ELECTRIC FIELD, LIGHT PENETRATING OILS SUCH AS THOSE DISPENSED FROM DEVICES SUCH AS THIS ONE WERE UNSUITABLE FOR ALMOST ALL TASKS WITH EXCEPTION OF PRECISELY BUILT EQUIPMENT LIKE MAGNETOS (E.G. 970548).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING READING "PERFECT POCKET OILER" ON SIDE/ ALMOST ILLEGIBLE INCISED LETTERING ON INSIDE PROBABLY READS ""CUSHMAN & DENISON N.Y. PAT. 4-89" (SEE 940480)/ INCISED LETTERING ON END PROBABLY READS "MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

COMPLETE - CAP CRACKED

Finish

TIN PLATED

Decoration

KNURLED END, FLUTED CAP