General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS METAL CAN

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

5.5 cm

Height

3.7 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

Canadian Pep

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

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 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.

Function

SUBSTANCE USED AS ABRASIVE WITH 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 ASVALVE GRINDING ETC. (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON CAN TOP READS "FOR/ FASTER GRINDING/ OF BOTH IRON & HARD/ STEEL VALVE SEATS/ AUTO-GRADE/ (MEDIUM)/ FOLLOW/ DIRECTIONS/ USE NO OIL OR GASOLINE"; ON SIDES "2 OUNCES/ WATER/ MIXED/ Pep [SCRIPT]/ MADE IN CANADA/ GRINDING/ COMPOUND" & "CANADIAN PEP MFG. CO. LTD./ TORONTO, CANADA" WITH DIRECTIONS FOR USE

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

GLOSSY RED & WHITE PAINTED CAN

Decoration

BLACK, WHITE, & RED ILLUSTRATION OF TUBE OF "GASKET GOO"