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OBJECT TYPE: DEFECT/WHEEL/A.A.R.
DATE: 1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0066.001

MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney
MODEL: TREAD WORN HOLLOW ON CAST IRON WHEELS
LOCATION: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: G705
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: 1. &.2 STEEL;.3 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.4 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Pratt Whitney
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Hartford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: .1 NEVER USED;.2 PRESUMABLY USED C. 1956+. THIS TYPE USED C. 1920S+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF DEFECT GAUGE USED BY ALL CANADIAN RAILWAYS.
Function: USED TO VERIFY CONDITION OF RAIL WHEELS, SPECIFICALLY THE TREAD ON CAST IRON WHEELS.
Technical: DEFECT GAUGES LIKE THESE WERE USED TO CHECK THE TREAD WEAR ON CAST IRON AND STEEL RAIL WHEELS. THESE GAUGES REPRESENT THE STANDARD ALLOWABLE LIMITS FOR NORTH AMERICAN RAIL WHEELS: WHEELS FOUND TO HAVE WORN MORE THAN THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT WERE "CONDEMNED".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 " TREAD WORN HOLLOW CONDEMNING/ LIMIT GAGE FOR CAST IRON/ WHEELS/ 1956/ A.A.R./ PRATT & WHITNEY/ HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A./ 52 705 M-1 " incised on face; " BEAD/ CHAIN " incised on clip securing shim to gauge/.3 Box top reads " PRATT & WHITNEY/ CUTTING TOOLS/ AND GAGES "; " HOLLOW " and " TREAD " handwritten near text panel on top. Silver decal reads " ripl/ ROTEM INDUSTRIAL/ PRODUCTS LIMITED/ 46 BRYDON DRIVE. REXDALE. ONT. 416-742-5100 ". Side panels marked " [logo]/ Colt Industries ". End panel marked " 4 AAR GAGES/ G705 134412 ". [NB: box originally contained 6 gauges]
Missing: NONE.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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