Testing machine, can leak

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1915–1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0049.001

MANUFACTURER: Dickerson Machinery Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: Metal/synthetic parts

Dimensions

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

Length: 90.0 cm
Width: 78.0 cm
Height: 152.5 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: Dickerson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1915 - 1987
Canada: Last machine used to test cans sealed by soldering and filled by vent filler
Function: This machine exerted 15 lbs. pressure on filled and sealed evaporated milk cans to test for leaks
Technical: Air pressure (15 lbs.) applied to the soldered hole entered the can if there was a leak, causing the bottom of the can to bulge, setting off a tripping mechanism and the can was rejected.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Decal reading "CARNATION COMPANY/PROPERTY/006524"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Painted grey/metallic parts/black synthetic
Decoration: N/A

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Dickerson Machinery Co., Testing machine, can leak, between 1915–1987, Artifact no. 1987.0049, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0049.001/

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