Controller, brake

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0047.001

MANUFACTURER: Warner Electric Brake Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 2876
LOCATION: Beloit, Wisconsin, 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: Black cast metal controller, including hand lever and mounting bracket, has finely pebbled texture finish.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 21.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Recreational vehicles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Warner
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Beloit

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Presumably this controller was used c. 1937+
Canada: Unknown
Function: Specific: To remotely activate dependant braking system governing a towed trailer.
Technical: The Brantford Travel Coach trailer [2015.0043] used an interesting and innovative brake design. Early trailers did not always have independent brakes. As makers started to introduce larger and heavier house trailers, brakes became more critical.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Remnants of original mfr's decal applied to casing front are illegible. "2816" and diamond shaped logo stamped into controller hand lever
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black cast metal controller, including hand lever and mounting bracket, has finely pebbled texture finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Warner Electric Brake Mfg. Co., Controller, brake, circa 1937, Artifact no. 2015.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2015.0047.001/

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