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OBJECT TYPE: POINT ADJUSTMENT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0746.005

MANUFACTURER: GILFILLAN BROS. SMELTING & REFINING CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL

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: N/A
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Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Servicing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GILFILLAN
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930 +
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: SET OF WRENCHES USED IN AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO ADJUST MAGNETO IGNITION POINTS.
Technical: USED IN MAGNETO REPAIR SHOP FOR ADJUSTING POINTS ON WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT MAGNETO MFRS.'S PRODUCTS; EVERY MFR. USED DIFFERENT STANDARD. MAGNETO WAS SMALL DELICATE DEVICE REQUIRED SENSITIVE HANDLING & ADJUSTMENT USING SPECIALIZED TOOLS (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON ONE SIDE OF WRENCH READS: "FOR BERLING"
Missing: N/A
Finish: METALLIC
Decoration: N/A

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GILFILLAN BROS. SMELTING & REFINING CO., Wrench, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0746, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0746.005/

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