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OBJECT TYPE: CARGO/SNOWMOBILE
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1441.001

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: MAGNESIUM RUNNERS & SLED BODY, IRON ALLOY STEP GRILL AT BACK, HITCH BAR & RUNNER BLADES

Dimensions

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

Length: 210.0 cm
Width: 64.0 cm
Height: 17.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Recreational vehicles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED LATE 1960'S - PRESUMABLY NOT USED OVER A LONG PERIOD, AS DESIGN WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE IN THE CANADIAN NORTH
Function: MFR'D TO TEST A PROTOTYPE DESIGN/ SLED INTENDED TO CARRY CARGO & BE PULLED BY A SNOWMOBILE
Technical: THIS EXPERIMENTAL SLED WAS DESIGNED FOR ARCTIC USE & MADE OF MAGNESIUM FOR LIGHTNESS - IT PROVED TO BE TOO LIGHT, HOWEVER, & THE DESIGNERS RETURNED TO THE USE OF THE TRADITIONAL INUIT WOOD TYPE OF SLED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: N/A
Finish: OVERALL DULL SILVER-GREY, HITCHING BAR SHOWS MOSTLY CORROSION
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sled, circa 1966, Artifact no. 1995.1441, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1441.001/

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