Adjuster, valve clearance

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.1079.001

MANUFACTURER: Snap-On
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: Steel alloy.

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.4 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.3 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Hand
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Snap On
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Packard built Merlin airplane engines between 1942 & 1945.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to build and/or repair Rolls Royce Merlin Airplane engines.This tool was used to adjust the tappets in the engine by allowing the locking nut and adjustment screws to be turned relative to each other.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised lettering on left side of handle reads: "PAT. No.1544520 Snap-on"; stamped lettering on left side of handle near tip reads: "AT8027"; stamped lettering on right side of handle near tip reads: "MADE IN USA"; raised lettering on right side of handle reads: "Snap-on PAT. NO. 1544520".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Grey.
Decoration: None.

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Snap-On, Adjuster, valve clearance, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1997.1079, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.1079.001/

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