General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ CAN STILL CONTAINS COMPOUND

Dimensions

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

Length

19.8 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Housekeeping

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

DUSTBANE

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

PRODUCT MADE AND USED IN CANADA/ COMPANY BEGAN TO SELL THIS PRODUCT IN 1908/ PRODUCT STILL EXISTS IN 2002

Function

USED TO CLEAN FLOORS. IT REDUCED AIRBORNE DUST DURING SWEEPING AND EASED THE REMOVAL OF DUST AND DIRT

Technical

FLOOR DRYING COMPOUND WITH ANTISEPTIC OILS THAT KEEP THE DUST FROM RISING

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINT READS: "DUSTBANE/ A SANITARY/ SWEEPING COMPOUND/ DUSTBANE/ TRUE TO/ ITS NAME/ THE/ DUST/ KILLER/ DUSTBANE MFG. CO. LIMITED/ OTTAWA, ONT./ TRADE MARK REGISTERED./ CLEANSES FLOORS, BRIGHTENS CARPETS/ ABSORBS GERM-LADENDUST./ MANUFACTURED BY/ DUSTBANE MANUFACTURING CO./ LIMITED/ OTTAWA WINNIPEG VANCOUVER"/ SECOND PANEL READS: "DIRECTIONS/ DISTRIBUTE A HANDFUL OR TWO IN A LINE AT/ BEGINNING POINT, AND SWEEP AS YOU WOULD/ A LINE. USE AN ORDINARY BROOM OR STIFF/ CARPET BRUSH./ SWEEP THOROUGHLY. TAKE UP IMMEDI-/ ATELY AFTER SWEEPING./ DUSTBANE IS ADAPTED FOR USE ON CAR-/ PETS, MATTINGS, RUGS, +C."/ Print below reads: "DISTRIBUEZ UNE OU DEUX POIGNEES DE/ DUSTBANE PAR LISIERES SUR LE PLANCHER LA/ OU VOUS COMMENCEZ ET BALAYER COMME A/ L'ORDINAIRE, GARDANT LES SALLETTES ET LA POUDRE/ ENSEMBLE. SERVEZ-VOUS D'UN BALAI ORDINAIRE/ OU D'UNE BROSSE DURE./ BALAYER ET RAMASSEZ IMMEDIATEMENT APRES"/ Below reads: "ALWAYS USE DUSTBANE/ WHEN SWEEPING/ CONCRETE, BASEMENT/ OR/ GARAGE FLOORS./ DUSTBANE MANUF'G CO. LTD./ OTTAWA, ONT."/ Next panel reads: "DUSTBANE/ ABSORBS GERMS-LADEN DUST./ ITS ADOPTION IN THE HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, FACTORIES, OFFICES/ AND ALL PUBLIC PLACES WHERE HUMAN BEINGS ARE CONGREGATED A/ FEW HOURS EACH DAY, IS A NECESSARY SANITARY PRECAUTION./ THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS PROPORTION OF DEATHS FROM CONSUMPTION/ AMONG DUST BREATHERS, REPRODUCED FROM CHARTS OF INTERNATIONAL/ ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATIONS./ DEATHS PER 100,000 FROM TUBERCULOSIS:/ HOUSE WIVES AND SERVANTS [BLANK] THESE WOMEN DO MUCH/ SWEEPING/ NURSES/ LAUNDRESSES [BLANK] THESE WOMEN DO NO SWEEPING/ MARBLE AND STONE CUTTERS [BLANK]/ CIGAR MAKERS [BLANK]/ PRINTERS AND PRESSMEN/ SERVANTS/ FACTORY HANDS/ (THESE MEN WORK/ WHERE DUST IS IN THE AIR/ FARMS & FARM LABORERS [BLANK]/ LUMBERMEN/ BANKERS AND BROKERS [BLANK]/ THESE MEN WORK/ WHERE THERE IS/ LITTLE DUST"/ Below reads: " OUR GUARANTEE/ AFTER ONE WEEK'S TRIAL, IF SATISFACTION HAS NOT/ BEEN OBTAINED RETURN BALANCE OF PACKAGE TO THE/ DEALER AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK."

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED ORANGE WITH BLACK PRINT

Decoration

N/A