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OBJECT TYPE: Measuring/Fuel
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0310.002

MANUFACTURER: Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel can.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 6.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Laundry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Coleman
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to measure the amount of fuel required to fill the pressurized tank of a kerosene iron.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Following information printed on can: 'COLEMAN/ MEASURING CAN/ for Instant-Lighting Irons/ 1. This can measures the exact amount/ of fuel that should be put in the/ fuel tank./ 2. Do not put more than one measure full of fuel to a filling. If more is used, the iron will not light properly./ 3. Be sure to empty the fuel tank of/ the iron each time before filling to/ remove stale and sour gasoline./ 4. Fresh gasoline is necessary for good/ lighting and long life of the gen-/ erator./ MADE IN CANADA'. French and Spanish translations appear together on opposite side of can. 'M.M. Co.' appears along lower edge of can.
Missing: From CA of 04/12/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Yellow can with black printing.
Decoration: N/A

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Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. Ltd., Can, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1987.0310, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0310.002/

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