Axe, emergency
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- OBJECT TYPE
- aircraft fire
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0974.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Steel head; rubber handle.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 40.2 cm
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 3.1 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945); stamped 1939.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To be used by crew in emergency situation to gain access to source of fire or to facilitate escape from danger. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering stamped into head reads: "ELWELI/1939/21F/1/[crown]/A.M"; raised lettering on one side of handle reads: "PATENT No. 515767"; raised lettering on opposite side of handle reads: "TESTED 20,000 VOLTS".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Grey head; black handle.
- Decoration
- Stamped crown.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Axe, emergency, 1939, Artifact no. 1997.0974, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0974.001/
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