Compressor part
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REFRIGERATION
- DATE
- 1958
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.1032.005
- MANUFACTURER
- Rotary Seal
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- rubber or neoprene.
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
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 2.6 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Rotary
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type presumably used 1958+. This example never used.
- Canada
-
Part of a collection of refrigeration parts and service items from Dr. G. Leslie Oliver. Dr. Oliver added to and documented a collection begun by his late father, of household and automobile technology. Dr. Oliver's father, T.H. Oliver established a refrigeration & electric service business in Aurora, Ont. 1924, the first and oldest such organization in York Region. In 2000, the business was sold but continues to operate under the T.H. Oliver name. - Function
-
Component of compressor seal assembly, designed to prevent shaft leaks. This unidentified piece may be a gasket for the seal ring. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- No markings evident.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Black rubber (or possibly neoprene).
- Decoration
- N/A
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Rotary Seal, Compressor part, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1998.1032, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.1032.005/
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