Cleaner, burner
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BURNER
- DATE
- 1885–1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0321.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD HANDLE/ METAL BLADE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.3 cm
- Width
- 2.5 cm
- Height
- 1.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting accessories
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1885-1910
- Canada
-
TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN CANADIAN URBAN HOMES & BUSINESSES, TO CLEAN BURNERS. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO. IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING. - Function
-
DEVICE USED TO CLEAN SLIT OF BATSWING & FISHTAIL GAS BURNERS WHICH TENDED TO BECOME CLOGGED BECAUSE OF COMBUSTION OF BURNER MATERIAL. - Technical
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BATSWING & FISHTAIL BURNERS WERE INTRODUCED C. 1816-1820 & WEREIMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS CAT-TAIL, COCKSPUR & COCKSCOMB BURNERS. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADA TO LIGHT STREETS, IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & TORONTO IN 1848. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY SPREAD FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED HANDLE/ METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cleaner, burner, circa 1885–1910, Artifact no. 1998.0321, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0321.001/
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