Hitch, trailer

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OBJECT TYPE: FIXED TONGUE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0870.001

MANUFACTURER: TOOL, H.B. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Wausau, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: TOOL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Wausau

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF TRAILER HITCH USED IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO CONNECT AND PULL A TRAILER OR SIMILAR WHEELED DEVICE BEHIND AN AUTOMOBILE OR TRUCK.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF FIXED TONGUE STYLE OF TRAILER HITCH. THE FLAT END OF THE HITCH WAS BOLTED TO VEHICLE FRAME, AND THE BALL-HEAD JOINT FIXED TO THE HITCH PERMITTED TURNING OF THE TOWED TRAILER. THIS STYLE HAS LARGELY BEEN REPLACED BY RECEIVER STYLE HITCHES WHICH ARE MOUNTED BELOW & FLUSH WITH BUMPERS, & CAN BE MOUNTED ON FRONT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " W.AUSAU/ H.B. TOOL CO./ WIS" cast in raised print on one side of hitch; "PAT. PEND" cast on reverse.
Missing: NONE, SAVE BOLT TO MOUNT HITCH TO PRINCIPAL VEHICLE.
Finish: APPEARS TO HAVE HAD BLACK ENAMEL FINISH (ORIGINAL OR APPLIED LATER), NOW DAMAGED.
Decoration: N/A

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TOOL, H.B. CO., Hitch, trailer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0870, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0870.001/

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