Conveyor, roller

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OBJECT TYPE: Gravity
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0295.001

MANUFACTURER: Fergusson, Harry J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel rollers and frame.

Dimensions

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

Length: 307.0 cm
Width: 51.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Crop processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Fergusson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1930's +
Canada: Used in a Canadian orchard co-op’s packing-house on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.
Function: Transports materials from one location to another.
Technical: Unpowered, low friction, roller conveying system on which freshly-packed containers of apples were manually pushed along.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: “HARRY J. FERGUSSON 626 RACE ST. PHILA. PA/CONT NO. W12-036 QM11455 1943” and “STOCK NO. 66-C-1265/ [illegible]/24/45 INSP. 183” stencilled on side of conveyor. “2” handwritten on same side as mfr. info.
Missing: Nothing missing.
Finish: Unfinished steel.
Decoration: None.

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Fergusson, Harry J., Conveyor, roller, circa 1943, Artifact no. 2010.0295, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0295.001/

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