Compound, grinding

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0759.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL CANS/ PETROLEUM & ABRASIVE COMPOUND

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 7.6 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tool maintenance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED 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 AUTOMOTIVEELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: SUBSTANCE USED AS ABRASIVE WITH GRINDER, IN THIS CASE AUTOMOTIVE VALVE GRINDER
Technical: AS AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY & CONSUMER MARKET DEVELOPED, GARAGE OPERATORS TURNED TO SPECIALTY REPAIR SHOPS FOR THEIR SERVICES IN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, REPAIR, REBUILDING & PARTS SUPPLY. AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOPS LIKE T,H, OLIVER'S ALSO TOOK ON SUCH TASKS AS VALVE GRINDING ETC. (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON CAN TOP READS "CLOVER BRAND/ 2 oz./ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ VALVE GRINDING COMPOUND"; ON SIDES "E COARSE FOR ROUGHING GRADE/ A FINE FOR FINISHING GRADE"; ON BOTTOM "CLOVER COMPOUND/ MADE IN U.S.A BY CLOVER MFG. CO. NORWALK CONN.", WITH PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: CANS PAINTED LIGHT GREEN
Decoration: BLACK & GREEN ILLUSTRATION OF CLOVER LEAF ON TOP OF CAN

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Unknown Manufacturer, Compound, grinding, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0759, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0759.002/

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