Mooring kit, airplane
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- OBJECT TYPE
- portable
- DATE
- 1939–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0321.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- D-1
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 28
- AKA
- case [.1]
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Oblong buff-colour woven fabric [probably canvas] case fitted with silver metal zipper & snap closures.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 68.2 cm
- Width
- 21.5 cm
- Height
- 5.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This kit presumed to be WWII [c. 1939- 1945] vintage.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Kit used to secure aircraft to ground, especially in windy conditions. .1 case used to contain and protect contents when not in use. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "AIRPLANE MOORING CASE/ TYPE D-1/ 36G4 4G5" stencilled in black ink on one side of bag. "LIFT/ THE DOT" stamped into flat receptacle portion of metal snaps. "LIGHTNING" stamped into zipper pull.
- Missing
- Kit probably included rope. .1 case appears complete.
- Finish
- Oblong buff-colour woven fabric [probably canvas] case fitted with silver metal zipper & snap closures.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Mooring kit, airplane, circa 1939–1945, Artifact no. 2000.0321, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0321.001/
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