Adapter, air pump

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0476.006

MANUFACTURER: MEISER, G.H. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 7
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: 7.5 cm
Width: 4.6 cm
Height: 2.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MEISER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Blue Island

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PRESUMABLY USED C. 1945+
Canada: USED BY CANADIAN DRIVERS AND FARMERS C. 1945+, AND STILL IN USE (2004). (REF. 1)
Function: TO PUMP AIR INTO TIRE USING COMPRESSED AIR COMING OUT OF ONE [ENGINE] CYLINDER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OFINVENTIVE DEVICE USING THE COMPRESSED AIR COMING FROM A MOTOR CYLINDER TO PUMP AIR INTO A TIRE. (OTHER AIR SOURCES INCLUDE COMPRESSORS, HAND PUMPS) THIS TOOL FOR PUMPING AIR INTO TIRES STILL EXISTS TODAY, AND IS SOLD BY RIDERWARE HOUSE FOR $15 U.S.. IT IS POPULAR WITH MOTORCYCLISTS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PATENTED IN GREAT/ BRITAIN NO. 527546/ U.S. PAT. NOS./ 2191968, 2191970/ PATENTED 1941/ IN CANADA" incised on plug body.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Dull silver metal
Decoration: N/A

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MEISER, G.H. & CO., Adapter, air pump, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2001.0476, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0476.006/

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