Starter, screw

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.1080.001

MANUFACTURER: Snap-On
MODEL: SS-9
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: Non-ferrous metal - likely alumium.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
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.A screw starter is a hand-held tool that has a small chuck at one end. The chuck opens by twisting the handle slightly and the head of a screw can be inserted. Closing the chuck holds the screw. Once the screw is started in the hole a regular screwdriver can be used to finish.This is particularly helpful for screwing in tight locations or with very small screws that could easily be dropped.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamped lettering on shaft reads: "Snap-on/SS-9/MADE IN U.S.A."
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver & grey.
Decoration: None.

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Snap-On, Starter, screw, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1997.1080, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.1080.001/

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