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OBJECT TYPE: Armament hoist
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.1059.001

MANUFACTURER: A.V. Roe Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Series 3
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 2
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. steel; control valve plate possibly brass; remaining plates possibly aluminum.

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.5 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 4.8 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aviation armament
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Object is dated July 26, 1954 on mfr. plate.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Instrument panel for armament hoist used to install & remove gun pack from military airplane.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stenciled lettering reads: "DO NOT OPERATE VALVE WHEN CABLES/ARE SLACK"; Lettering on mfr. plate READS: "PART NO. [stamped] 31266 U 70 SERIAL NO. 2/DESCRIPTION [stamped] ARMAMENT HOIST/INSP. [stamped] RC820/C/AF/76/DATE [stamped] 26/7/54/[blank field]/A.V. ROE CANADA LTD./[on logo] AVRO CANADA"; lettering on 2nd plate applied by mfr. reads: "SERIAL No. [stamped] 2/TYPE [stamped] SERIES 3/MODS. INCORPORATED/[blank fields]"; lettering on remaining plates as follows: 1) "WHEN REMOVING PACK/WITH CONTROL IN STOP/POSITION INSURE (sic.) PRESS/IS STABILIZED ABOVE/800 P.S.I./DO NOT UNLOCK PACK/UNDER THIS PRESSURE"; 2) "AFTER EVERY 50 OPS DRAIN/MOISTURE BY SLACKENING/BLEED SCREW O EACH AIR/BOTTLE/TOP UP LUBRICATOR RESERVOIR/WITH OIL SPEC. MIL.-0-608[1]/DISCHARGE ALL AIR FROM/SYSTEM BEFORE REMOVING/LUBRICATOR FILLING PLUG/WHEN TEMP. FALLS BELOW -20/REPLACE OIL WITH KEROSENE"; 3) "IMPORTANT/OBSERVE OPERATING INSTRUC-/TIONS ON LABELS/DO NOT OPERATE CONTROL VALVE/WHEN CABLES ARE SLACK"; 4) "UP/CONTROL/STOP/VALVE/DOWN"; 50 "USE ONLY CLEAN DRY AIR/MAX. PRESSURE 3,000 P.S.I./MIN. PRESSURE 1,000 P.S.I./SHUT-OFF VALVE/ACCUMULATOR/CHARGING VALVE".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. painted yellow; red stenciled kettering; black mfr. plate with silver lettering & fields for stamped entries; remaining fields grey with white, red & black lettering.
Decoration: Avro canada logo on mfr. plate.

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A.V. Roe Canada Ltd., Panel, instrument, 1954, Artifact no. 1997.1059, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.1059.001/

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