Bolt

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2012.0097.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel bolt

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.7 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1931-
Canada: La fonderie James Smart Manufacturing Co., Ltd, établie à Brockville était une industrie canadienne importante. Elle fabriquait des objets en métal de toutes sortes, pour usage domestique, pour le transport, la quincaillerie, des outils et pour l'entretien extérieur. Vers 1910, la firme fur achetée par la Canadian Foundries and Forgings de Montréal qui continua les opérations dans l'usine de Brockville sous le nom James Smart Plant. L'usine a fermé en 1967. Ce support a été utilisé par une famille canadienne, à l'example de plusieurs autres, pour préparer l'arbre de Noël. Plusiers examples de ce support existent encore sure le marché. Son ancien propriétaire l'avait acheté à une vente de succession (estate auction) d'une dame âgée habitant Peterborough. (From Artifact Worksheet, in Supp. Info.)
Function: To secure the two halves of a Christmas tree stand.
Technical: Could hold a tree up to 3 inches of diameter. Christmas tree stands varied in design over the years. Their evolution story is not easy to track down but it seems that the first US Patent for a Christmas tree stand was in 1874. The search to find the best tree stand design, particularly for fresh trees which need water, seems to be an ongoing quest when we look at the products being patented and offered on the market since then. Before the 4-leg model, it seems most tree stands were designed as a patterned cast iron base, heavier than the 4-leg model and with a cylindrical opening in the center to hold the tree and screws to tighten it. (From Artifact Worksheet, in Supp. Info.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dark coloured steel with some orange ferrous corrosion.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bolt, circa 1931, Artifact no. 2012.0097, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0097.004/

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