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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0057.001

MANUFACTURER: MEAFORD STEEL PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL: BUTLER MEAFORD
LOCATION: Meaford, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS BODY; METAL FITTINGS; WOODEN HAND GRIP; BAKELITE ADJUSTMENT KNOB.

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 27.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Machine
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MEAFORD
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Meaford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF TORCH PROBABLY USED IN 1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: TORCH MFD BY CANADIAN FIRM MEAFORD STEEL PRODUCTS LTD. MEAFORD ONT.
Function: TO PRODUCE SMALL, INTENSE FLAME WHICH MAY BE DIRECTED DURING SOLDERING PROCESS.
Technical: HEAVY TORCH OF STYLE FAVOURED BY MECHANICS. FEATURES HEAVY DUTY PUMP & REPLACEABLE WINDSCREEN, & BRASS BASE. IN 1950S LIGHTER, CHEAPER & MORE CONVENIENT PROPANE TORCHES APPEARED ON THE MARKET & LARGELY DISPLACED THE OLDER GAS TORCHES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "BUTLER MEAFORD/ Manufactured By/ MEAFORD STEEL PRODUCTS/ LIMITED/ MEAFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA" printed on decal on tank. "OPEN" and directional arrow cast in raised print on knob face.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: NATURAL BRASS COLOURON BODY; BLOND WOOD HANDLE. BLACK BAKELITE KNOB.
Decoration: N/A

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MEAFORD STEEL PRODUCTS LTD., Torch, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2000.0057, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0057.001/

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