Tank, propane

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0453.006

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: aluminum cylinder; valves possibly brass; rubber & plastic valve components; glass crystal on dial; synthetic heat-generating sheath around cylinder secured with leather laces

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 89.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1980'S
Canada: FIRST BALLOON BUILT IN CANADA; ONE OF ONLY 3 BUILT IN CANADA AT TIME OF DONATION.
Function: CERTIFICATION TEST MODEL.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on top of cylinder reads: "WC/WORTHINGTON CYLINDERS"; paper sticker on guard reads: "manion/MGS PROPANE/(613) 745-2135"; lettering stamped on outside surface of guard reads: "37876J/WWII/LP-GAS/WORTHINGTON/TW 26.5/WC 103.6/DT 6.9/DATE 5 82/[DO]T-4E240"; various other information stickers - not recorded.
Missing: rubber-coated electric cord (missing from .6) From CA of 09/22/2003 by Corey Stephen: No - Complete
Finish: aluminum grey-coloured cylinder; red plate on liquid valve knob; yellow plate on vapour valve knob; dial face has black detail on white background, clear crystal; heat-generating sheath is red with orange electric cord, & black plug-in
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tank, propane, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0453, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0453.006/

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