Crayon, marking

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OBJECT TYPE: BUTT
DATE: 1900–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0488.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 1.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Boat & shipbuilding tools & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY USED FROM THE LATE 19TH C UP TO THE 1930S
Canada: WAS PROBABLY USED SOMETIME DURING THE "HERALD AND HUTCHISON" BOAT BUILDING BUSINESS AT RICE LAKE FROM 1880-1890; OR LATER AT THE "RICE LAKE CANOE CO." RUN BY HERALD'S SONS AFTER HIS DEATH.
Function: USED TO MARK A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE DESIRED PLACE FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.
Technical: THE EDGE OF THE MARKER WOULD BE HIT BY A HAMMER CAUSING THE METAL CUTTER ON THE OTHER SIDE TO DIG INTO THE WOOD THUS MAKING A MARK WHICH WOULD INDICATE WHERE MORE WORK SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT ON THE WOOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 HANDWRITTEN ON EDGE: 'CT/ DB'/.2 REMAINS OF ILLEGIBLE LABEL ON SIDE
Missing: APPEAR COMPLETE
Finish: UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Crayon, marking, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1994.0488, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0488.001/

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