General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal

Dimensions

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

Length

1.2 m

Width

32.0 cm

Height

98.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Templeton Crawford

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Used in the Energy Exhibit.

Canada

Workers who lay natural gas pipelines in Canada have a custom to cut a piece of each transmission and distribution pipe that they install and arrange it into a display for good luck. These sections of the pipes were cut from Union Gas pipes and assembled by company’s welders especially for the Museum.

Function

To bring good luck during laying of pipelines.

Technical

Union Gas steel transmission and distribution pipelines come in many different sizes based on function, required capacity, distance over which gas is transported, and access to storage facilities, among other considerations. Together, the pipelines create efficient and reliable delivery system. Made by: Mark Templeton & Ryan Crawford, pipeline welders at the Union Gas Dawn Storage and Transmission Operations.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None apparent.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Silver metal rings welded to black stand with circular base.

Decoration

N/A