General Information

Serial #

FL-730-559

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; STEEL (?) & SOME BRASS PARTS;ELECTRICAL PARTS; PLEXIGLASS (?) OR PLASTIC (?) METERS, COVERS & WINDOWS; PLASTIC AND METAL KNOBS, BUTTONS AND SWITCHES; PLASTIC (?) AND RUBBER (?) TUBING, CABLES.

Dimensions

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

Length

335.0 cm

Width

115.0 cm

Height

130.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FELLOWS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Vermont

City

Springfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

ACQUIRED BY SOURCE IN 1970 (SEE SUPP. INFO.)

Canada

Unknown

Function

A MASS PRODUCTION MACHINE FOR MOULDING SMALL PLASTIC ARTICLES IE. CAPSFOR TOOTHPASTE TUBES.

Technical

BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL, NORTH AMERICAN, THERMO-PLASTIC MOULDING MACHINES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON CIRCULAR MFR'S PLATE: 'FELLOWS INJECTION MOULDING MACHINE NUMBER: FL-730 (STAMPED) THE FELLOWS GEAR SHAPER CO. SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT U.S.A.'; STAMPED INTO PLATE ON FRONT (NEAR MFR'S PLATE): 'SERIAL NO. FL-730-559TYPE NO. 1B3-15'; ON PLATE BELOW THIS: 'SC337'; ON WHITE STICKER ABOVE PUMP START BUTTON [FRONT UPPER RIGHT]: ‘STOP! STOP!!/ TURN WATER ON/ FIRST ______' HANDWRITTEN IN RED MARKER/ ON BIJUR LUBRICATOR: "BIJUR LUBRICATING CORP./ ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. TYPE YGG,/ PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING' & ‘IMPORTANT/ USE EXTREME PRESSURE OIL AS FOLLOWS:/ VISCOSITY 75-90SS AT 210 F/ VISCOSITY 900-1200 AT 100 F/ MUST BE NON-CORROSIVE AND FREE FROM/ ADHESIVE ADDITIVES WHICH MIGHT CLOG FELT FILTERS.'

Missing

ADDITIONAL WIRING HAS BEEN DONE/ ADDITIONAL PARTS: (1 CRATE OF PARTS PLUS PIPE [HOLDS WIRING FOR POWER HOOK-UP]) INCLUDE: - ELECTROMAX TEMPERATURE SIGNALLING CONTROLLER/ REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO./ PHILADELPHIA MADE IN U.S.A.; - ALLEN-BRADLEY CO. [STARTER?]; - LARGE BAG OF PLASTIC BEADS PURCHASED IN 1957 BY WILLIAMS & WILSON LTD., MONTREAL, OTTAWA; SUN TUBE CO. DIV. OF AMERICAN CAN CO. [SEE COPY OF PACKING LIST IN MANUAL].

Finish

MAIN BODY PAINTED GREEN; YELLOW PAINTED SLIDING DOOR; SOME PARTS PAINTED ORANGE; PLATFORM NEAR BASE PAINTED OFF-WHITE.

Decoration

N/A