Mould, lead

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OBJECT TYPE: BURNING
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0688.001

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: CAST IRON/ WOOD HANDLE WITH STEEL FURL

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.7 cm
Width: 10.3 cm
Height: 3.2 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C.1030
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKINGAT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: MOULD USED TO MELT LEAD TO FORM BARS FOR USE IN BUILDING & REBUILDING AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES. LEAD PURCHASED IN BILLETS WAS MELTED, TYPICALLY WITH ACETYLENE TORCH IN SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED MALLEABLE IRON LEAD LADLE FROM WHICH IT WAS POURED INTO MOULD. STICKS OF LEAD THUS FORMED WERE USED IN LEAD BURNING PROCESS OF BATTERY*
Technical: SYMBOLIZES CRUDE NATURE OF LEAD BURNING PROCESS, ONE WITH LONG TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS NEVER ANTICIPATED IN PERIOD. IN 1920S BATTERIES WERE NOT SHIPPED FILLED WITH ACID BUT WERE BUILT BY SMALL SHOPS AS NEEDED FOR LOCAL TRADE USING STANDARD PARTS FROM BATTERY MFRS. ETC. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED HANDLE/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Mould, lead, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0688, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0688.001/

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