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OBJECT TYPE: PARALLEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0434.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 12.4 cm
Height: 2.3 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THESE CLAMPS POSSIBLY USED 1940S- C.2000.
Canada: METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF AB. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY THESE CLAMPS WERE ACQUIRED LATER, THOUGH THE "RCAF" AND BROAD ARROW SYMBOL SUGGEST THEY TOO WERE WAR SURPLUS ITEMS, SOLD OFF BY THE CDN GOV'T FOLLOWING WWII.
Function: USED TO HOLD OBJECTS TOGETHER FIRMLY, AND ENSURE NO MOVEMENT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TOOL MAKER'S CLAMPS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 "MADE/ IN/ U.S.A." incised in one side of clamp. "1A/217/ RCAF/ [uparrow symbol]" crudely incised in reverse side of clamp.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1-.2 NATURAL METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Clamp, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0434, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0434.001/

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