General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal barrel/ wood plug

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

94.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

62.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Barns & buildings

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IMPERIAL OIL

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930's+

Canada

According to the donor, this piece of equipment was used on a farm owned by Ed and Harry Sadler of Carleton Place, ON. The Sadler brothers operated a 365 acre dairy and sheep farm which included cereal crops, legumes, mixed hay, corn silage and maple syrup. The donors, Bill and Hazel Minor of Nepean, ON purchased the farm and machinery in 1973, including the W4 tractor and the flock of purebred sheep. Later the Miners added a small herd of beef cattle. Half the farm with the buildings was sold to their daughter Debbi and her husband Greg in 1994. The Bowes barn was burned by an arsonist on July 18, 2002. Subsequently, to free up shed space, Bill and Hazel Minor donated several pieces of farm equipment to the Canada Agriculture Museum (Ref. 1).

Function

A container used to store kerosene and gasoline used to power farm equipment.

Technical

A circa 1930 galvanized fuel drum equipped with a fuel gate. This type of galvanized drum was common on farms, railway stations and Imperial Oil gas stations across Canada. Imperial Oil had a large marketing and distribution network across Canada selling fuels and lubricants. This one was used to store kerosene and gasoline and was kept in a farm drive shed.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

raised lettering on top reads ‘THE/ IMPERIAL OIL CO./ LIMITED/ 838'

Missing

appears complete

Finish

galvanized metal/ unfinished wood

Decoration

N/A