Tape

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OBJECT TYPE: adhesive
DATE: 1998–2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0142.006

MANUFACTURER: 3M
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic tape; rolled paper form

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: 3M
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used c. 1998+
Canada: Typical example of the personal gear approved by Hydro One. The [lot] donation includes insulators, dampers, conductors, a preform rod, a sign, and personal gear from a Hydro One transmission station. It shows choices made by Hydro One, the typical equipment used at the beginning of the 21st c. on high voltage lines in Ontario. The artifacts also represent diversity and the longevity of manufacturers of electrical equipment and globalization of the markets. [Ref. 1]
Function: Used to secure two items together. Specifically, this tape used to repair lineman's fall arrest harness.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "3M" printed in dark blue on paper form. "UL [Underwriters Laboratory]/ [registered symbol]/ 590J" and "CSA [Canada Standards Association]/ LR39171" printed in dark blue, at regular repeating intervals, on paper form.
Missing: Roll of tape has been used.
Finish: Shiny black synthetic tape wound on round white paper form.
Decoration: N/A

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3M, Tape, circa 1998–2010, Artifact no. 2010.0142, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0142.006/

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