Grease, disk player

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OBJECT TYPE: VICTOR ELECTRIC MOTOR GREASE
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0145.001

MANUFACTURER: VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Camden, New Jersey, 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

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.0 cm
Width: 2.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VICTOR
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Camden

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CA. 1920s & 30s
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: GREASE PROVIDED BY THE VICTOR CO. FOR LUBRICATING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE OF THE VICTROLA (SEE MANUAL IN SUPP. INFO. FILE CAT.NO. 890143)
Technical: EXAMPLE OF COMPLETENESS OF THE ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED WITH EARLY HIGH COST RECORD PLAYERS (PART OF 890143)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FRONT READS: 'VICTOR/ ELECTRIC/ MOTOR GREASE/ Carried by all/ VICTOR WHOLESALERS/ AND RETAILERS/ Victor Talking Machine Company/ Camden, N.J. U.S.A.'/ REVERSE READS: 'DIRECTIONS/ Lubricate with/ this grease all/ driving gears, threads of spindles and on Universal/ Motors the grease/ cups in the two/ motor shaft/ bearings'
Missing: N/A
Finish: YELLOW PAINT WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: 'NIPPER' LOGO AT TOP/ DECORATIVE LINES AROUND WRITING.

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VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO., Grease, disk player, circa 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1989.0145, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0145.001/

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