Band, brake
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- OBJECT TYPE
- mining hoist
- DATE
- 1890–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0646.010
- MANUFACTURER
- MATHESON, I.M. & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 10
- Total Parts
- 26
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- steel band with asbestos lining
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 310.0 cm
- Width
- 11.5 cm
- Height
- 160.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral extraction
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MATHESON
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- City
- New Glasgow
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- CA 1890+
- Canada
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THE I.M. MATHESON CO. WAS AN IMPORTANT MANUFACTURER OF STEAM ENGINES & MINING MACHINERY DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
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THE STEAM POWERED MINE HOIST WAS A FEATURE OF ALL MINING ACTIVITY UNTIL THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC HOISTS IN THE 1920'S. EVEN THEN THE AVAILABILITY OF CHEAP FUEL CAUSED THEIR RETENTION IN COAL MINES WELL INTO THE 1950'S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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MATHESON, I.M. & CO. LTD., Band, brake, between 1890–1900, Artifact no. 1983.0646, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1983.0646.010/
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