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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMOBILE/LEAN-TO
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0178.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CANVAS/ ROPE TIES/ WOOD TOGGLES/ BRASS RINGS/ CLOTH TIES

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: 1927 AND LATER
Canada: SOLD BY T. EATON CO. TO DONOR'S FATHER IN REGINA IN 1927/ USED WITH THEIR 1927 MCLAUGHLIN BUICK
Function: TO PROVIDE SHELTER AS AN 'AUTOMOBILE TENT' WHILE TRAVELLING BY CAR/ VERTICAL FLAP WAS TIED OVER TOP OF CAR TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION TO THE CAR SPACE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONE TYPE OF 'ON-THE-ROAD' ACCOMMODATION USED BEFORE THE DAYS OF PLENTIFUL MOTELS AND CABINS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON SIDE: 'THE T. EATON CO. LIMITED/ WINNIPEG [?]NADA'/ HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL ON ATTACHED TAG: '6-8Y-31/Reg[?]/ Auto Tent/ 7x7 Khaki [?]'
Missing: None noticible on first inpsection - some ropes have been replaced.
Finish: LIGHT BROWN COLOUR FABRIC/ PALE YELLOW STITCHING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tent, circa 1927, Artifact no. 1989.0178, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0178.001/

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