Lubricator

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OBJECT TYPE: 1/2 pt
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0439.001

MANUFACTURER: Detroit Lubricator Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 890447
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: non-ferrous metal/ glass tube

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 28.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tool maintenance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Detroit
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: An item from the collection of Mr Andrew Merrilees acquired between the 1950’s and his death in 1979. Mr. Merrilees was a noted collector of early railway and transportation material and was particularly interested in pre-1920 photography. The majority of Mr.Merrilees’ collection was sent to the National Archives circa 1980, his printed material to the National Library and the Ontario Archives. The material in this donation was retained by Andrew Merrilees Ltd., currently owned by Dr. Robert Stewart (Acquisition proposal for AK0114 archival material by D.Monaghan, in Supp. Info.).
Function: A device used to lubricate a steam engine.
Technical: The Detroit Lubricator encompassed a number of different types of oiler for locomotives, stationary engines, traction engines, steam pumps. See a somewhat similar Detroit product described as a single connection lubricator for engines in Handlan's 1907 catalogue (Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: incised lettering on plate reads 'DETROIT LUBRICATOR CO./ DETROIT, MICH./ U.S.A.' and '1/2 PINT/ 890447/ cast lettering reading 'ZERO'/ incised lettering on stopcocks reading 'FEED' or 'FILL'
Missing: appears complete
Finish: gold coloured metal/ colourless transparent glass
Decoration: N/A

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Detroit Lubricator Co., Lubricator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.0439, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0439.001/

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