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OBJECT TYPE: GAS/MEAT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0433.001

MANUFACTURER: Johnson Bros. Mfg. Ltd.
MODEL: 13-1
LOCATION: St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS & NO-FERROUS METAL, INCLUDING COPPER PIPE/ WOOD GRIP

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 4.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: JOHNSON
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: St. Boniface

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: CANADIAN MADE ABATTOIR EQUIPMENT FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, GAS MFR. & DISTRIBUTOR, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.
Function: HAND HELD TOOL WHICH PRODUCES NARROW GAS FLAME USED IN MEAT OR POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT TO SINGE OR SCORCH HAIR OR FEATHERS FROM CARCASS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SPECIALIZED GAS-FUELLED INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADA TO LIGHT STREETS, IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & TORONTO IN 1848. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY SPREAD FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON BARREL READS "JOHNSON-13-1"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: HANDLES PAINTED BLACK/ GREY PAINTED?, COPPER & BRASS COLOURED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Johnson Bros. Mfg. Ltd., Singer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1998.0433, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0433.001/

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