Spout, oil can

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OBJECT TYPE: METAL
DATE: 1936–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0316.001

MANUFACTURER: ONTARIO STEEL PRODUCTS CO. LTD.
MODEL: 5S
LOCATION: Gananoque, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ONTARIO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Gananoque

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C LATE 1930'S TO 1980'S
Canada: MADE AND USED IN CANADA. A VERY COMMON ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH MOTOR VEHICLE USE AND MAINTENANCE FOUND IN BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS.
Function: USED FOR INSERTING INTO CANS OF MOTOR OIL TO PREVENT SPILLAGE WHILE POURING OIL INTO THE CRANKCASE OPENING OF THE MOTOR.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF DEFUNCT TECHNOLOGY AS OIL AND OTHER LUBRICANTS ARE NOW SOLD IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH NARROW POURING OPENINGS. THE METAL OIL SPOUT WAS AN INTERMEDIARY DEVICE BETWEEN GLASS BOTTLES (<1920) AND PLASTIC BOTTLES (>1980).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE: ' "CANSPOUT"/ TRADE MARK REG./ CAN.PAT. 353,439-10-8-33/ CAN.PAT.356,243-3-3-36/ ONTARIO STEEL PRODUCTS CO. LTD./ GANANOQUE & CHATHAM/ ONT. CAN./ NO. 5S'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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ONTARIO STEEL PRODUCTS CO. LTD., Spout, oil can, between 1936–1980, Artifact no. 1994.0316, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0316.001/

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