General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

propane blowtorch

Patents

N/A

General Description

Steel propane cylinder; paper label; white price sticker; metal (includes iron alloy) detector fitting includes bright brass-colour, silver metal and dull iron-alloy components. Black rubber tubing.

Dimensions

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

Length

47.0 cm

Width

17.0 cm

Height

7.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bernz

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of refrigeration parts and service items from Dr. G. Leslie Oliver. Dr. Oliver added to and documented a collection begun by his late father, of household and automobile technology. Dr. Oliver's father, T.H. Oliver established a refrigeration & electric service business in Aurora, Ont. 1924, the first and oldest such organization in York Region. In 2000, the business was sold but continues to operate under the T.H. Oliver name.

Function

Used to test for leaks in refrigeration systems employing ethyl-chloride and/or freon.

Technical

Halide (alcohol) torches were routinely used to detect ethyl-chloride & freon leaks in refrigeration system. (Natural gas, propane or acetylene could also be used). Alcohol fuelled torches produced a colourless flame which turned green when the leak-detector tube pricked up small amounts of methyl chloride: larger concentrations produced a brilliant blue flame. (Refs. 3-4 )This torch designed for use with propane. Identified by donor as (variously) leak detector for methyl-chloride & freon, and as propane torch.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"OTTO BERNZ CO. INC./ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ MODEL TX" stamped into collar of detector fitting. "OFF" and counter-clockwise directional arrow cast in raised print on adjustment knob. Price sticker fixed to cylinder reads "BA/ ECCLESTONE HDWE./ $2.75" . Paper label on cylinder reads "BERNZ O MATIC/ Gold Seal/ PROPANE FUEL/ GOLD SEAL GUARANTEES QUALITY- QUANTITY/ DANGER: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE- CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT. DO NOT/ STORE NEAR HEAT OR FIRE OR IN ROOM USED FOR HABITATION. OPERATE APPLIANCES/ ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS. WHEN CYLINDER IS EXHAUSTED, DISCARD IN SAFE/ PLACE. DO NOT THROW IN FIRE. FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS TRANSPORTATION IF REFILLED-/ PENALTY UP TO $10,000 FINE AND TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT. (18 U.S.C. 831-835]/ [flammable symbol]/ DANGER/ NET WT. 14.1 oz. 400 g.", "COOKING- HEATING- LIGHTING", "TO OPERATE: Store cylinder with valve FINGER TIGHT. Follow/ operating instructions with each BernzOmatic appliance. Detach/ cylinder when not in use. Use only BernzOmatic fuel cylinders/ for efficient operation and to preserve our warranties./ MODEL TX-9-S"; [French translation of previous]; "CYLINDER INTERCHANGEABLE ON ALL/ BERNZOMATIC PROPANE APPLIANCES/ DOT-39 NRC 240/ 300 M1400/ C.T.C. 39 NRC 240/ 300/ MH5592 TX-S/ Made in U.S.A. by BERNZOMATIC CORPORATION/ Rochester, N.Y. 14613/ In Canada BERNZOMATIC, LTD., TORONTO", "70510-1"; "[French text translation of label front, with warning", and "CUISINE - CHAUFFAGE - ECLAIRAGE".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Steel propane cylinder has bright blue painted exterior; goldtone, red and white paper label; white price sticker. Metal (includes iron alloy) detector fitting includes bright brass-colour, silver metal and dull iron-alloy components. Black rubber tubing.

Decoration

N/A