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OBJECT TYPE: LATHE/PIPE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0463.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 1 1/4 INCH
LOCATION: Unknown

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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: 11.5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 4.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THESE TAPS MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. LATE 1940S- C.2000.
Canada: ACQUIRED WITH METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE & SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM THE WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY HE LATER ACQUIRED THESE TAPS, AND USED THEM WITH THE LATHE.
Function: USED TO PRODUCE AN INTERNAL THREAD IN A PIPE.
Technical: LARGE DIAMETER PIPE TAPS, USED TO PRODUCE INSIDE THREADS ON PLUMBING PIPE STOCK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "1 1/4" stamped into tap collar..2 " 1" Pipe" crudely incised in tap.
Missing: NONE. .1 TAP COLLAR HAS BEEN HEAVILY SCORED.
Finish: .1-.2 SILVER METAL.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tap, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0463, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0463.001/

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