Canning machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0478.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Burpee Can Sealer Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Barrington, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST ALUMINUM/ STEEL/ COLD ROLLED IRON/ WOOD HANDLE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.0 cm
- Width
- 36.0 cm
- Height
- 17.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Burpee
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Barrington
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1940-1970
- Canada
-
This machine was used to process food in tin cans rather than glass bottles. - Function
-
The machine rolled the lid of a can to seal it and thus preserve the food. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1: CAST LETTERING ON HANDLE READING 'BURPEE CAN SEALER CO./ BARRINGTON, ILL.'/ INCISED U.S. PATENT NOS. & 'MADE IN U.S.A.' ON HANDLE.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Metal with metal and wooden handle.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Burpee Can Sealer Co., Canning machine, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1987.0478, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0478.001/
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