Regulator, torch

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OBJECT TYPE: LEAD BURNING TORCH
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0699.001

MANUFACTURER: OXWELD
MODEL: R-10
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: R2810823
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS BODY/ OTHER METAL PARTS/ GLASS GAUGE WINDOW

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 17.8 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: OXWELD
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVEELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: DEVICE USED TO CONTROL PRESSURE & FLOW OF GASES TO OXYGEN-ACETYLENE TORCH HEAD. IN THIS CASE, TORCH WAS USED TO WELD LEAD IN MAKING AUTOMOTIVE STORAGE BATTERIES.
Technical: TORCHES REQUIRED FOR MANY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN THIS PERIOD WERE CRUDE & HAZARDOUS. EVOLUTION OF OXY-ACETYLENE WAS MAJOR STEP FORWARD BUT LED TO MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO POOR EQUIPMENT & LACK OF TRAINING IN ITS USE. DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE & RELIABLE REGULATORS WAS KEY STEP FORWARD IN WORKPLACE SAFETY (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED LETTERING ON FRONT OF BODY READS "TYPE R-10" & ON BACK "R2810823"/.2 INCISED LETTERING ON FRONT OF BODY READS "TYPE R-80" & ON BACK "R2817294"/.1-.2 BLACK LETTERING ON GAUGE FACE READS "Oxweld/ USE NO OIL/ LB. PER SQ. IN./ OXWELD ACETYLENE COMPANY", WITH BLACK SCALE & NUMBERS FOR 0 TO 50
Missing: APPEAR COMPLETE
Finish: .1 BODY PAINTED RED WITH BRASS COLOURED PARTS; GREY GAUGE FACE, BLACK PAINTED GAUGE CASING WITH BRASS COLOURED RING/.2 BODY PAINTED GREEN WITH BRASS COLOURED PARTS; GREY GAUGE FACE, BLACK PAINTED GAUGE CASING WITH BRASS COLOURED RING
Decoration: N/A

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OXWELD, Regulator, torch, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0699, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0699.001/

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