Babbitt metal

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OBJECT TYPE: HEAVY PRESSED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1163.001

MANUFACTURER: Canada Metal Co. Ltd.
MODEL: HARRIS METAL
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER/ METAL (PROBABLY MIXTURE OF TIN, ANTIMONY & COPPER)

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 9.9 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Barns & buildings
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canada Metal
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED AS AN ANTIFRICTION LINING FOR BEARINGS AS WELL AS BEARING SURFACE IN METAL EQUIPMENT
Technical: ENABLED MACHINERY AND OTHER METAL OBJECTS TO BE REPAIRED IN SITU
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 ON WRAPPING: 'THE CANADA METAL CO. LTD./ [LOGO]/ TRADE MARK/ MANUFACTURE AND GUARANTEE/ HARRIS HEAVY PRESSURE/ METAL/ KEEP META[?]/ WARM SEARI[?]/ POUR WHEN PINE S[?]/ THIS METAL IS T[?]/ GIVE NO[?]'/.2 &.3 MOULDED IN METAL: 'HARRIS METAL/ HEAVY PRESSURE/ THE CANADA METAL CO./ TORONTO'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 WRAPPED IN BEIGE PAPER WITH BLUE & RED PRINTING/.2 &.3 COPPER IN COLOUR
Decoration: PROFILE OF BEARDED MAN'S HEAD MOLDED IN TOP/.1 WRAPPER HAS MAPLE LEAF WITH LION RAMPANT PRINTED ON TOP

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Canada Metal Co. Ltd., Babbitt metal, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1163, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.1163.001/

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