Line drive

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OBJECT TYPE: OVERHEAD
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0119.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & WOOD COMPONENTS. USED WITH LEATHER BELTING (9 LENGTHS, MARKED PTS)

Dimensions

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

Length: 410.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 40.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS LINE DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1900+. NOT USED AFTER 1995.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY & SILVER MAKING TOOLS AND EQ. FROM THE HENRY BIRKS AND SONS WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL. HENRY BIRKS OPENED HIS JEWELLERY STORE IN MONTREAL IN 1879; IN 1893 THE FIRM BECAME HENRY BIRKS AND SONS, WITH SILVERWARE & JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS IN MONTREAL, & POSSIBLY TORONTO. MFG OPERATIONS CEASED C. 1995
Function: USED TO DISTRIBUTE POWER FROM SOURCE TO MULTIPLE PIECES OF MACHINERY.
Technical: COMPONENTS OF LINE DRIVE USED WITH MOTOR (980118) TO POWER PRESSES, DRAW BENCH (980117) AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IN JEWELLERY MAKING WORKSHOP OF HENRYBIRKS & SONS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.7 no mfr's markings present. "JD" handwritten on label on.1 shaft; "A" handwritten on duct tape label on largest wheel/ "C" handwritten on duct tape label on.2/ "B" handwritten on tape label on.3/ "A" handwritten on duct tape labels applied to.4-.6/ "C" handwritten in black marker on various components of frame.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH ON.1-.3 SHAFTS..4-.6 CAST METAL BRACKETS PAINTED OFF-WHITE..7 WOODEN FRAME ALSO PAINTED OFF-WHITE.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Line drive, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1998.0119, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0119.001/

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