Gun, grease
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0296.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wakefield, C.C. & Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- RAM GUN
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 BRASS & STEEL/.2 &.3 METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.1 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Servicing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Wakefield
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1925
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED FOR GENERAL LUBRICATION OF GEAR BOXES, CARS, MOTOR CYCLES ETC. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A SMALL `DOMESTIC' GREASE GUN USED BY CAR/VEHICLE OWNERS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 ON ARMS FROM GUN TO CANISTER: `WAKEFIELD'S', `RAM-GUN', & `PAT No/ 251432/26'/.2 &.3 TOP:`WAKEFIELD/ Castrolease [SCRIPT]/ TRADE MARK/ CONTENTS/ Approximately/ 8oz'/ FRONT: `THE WAKEFIELD "JUNIOR" GREASE-GUN CANISTER/ (Patent No 236015)/ WAKEFIELD/ Castrolease [SCRIPT]/ TRADE MARK/ MADE IN TWO GRADES (EXPLANESGRADES)', STAMPED WITH INK UNDER `TRADE MARK' IN CIRCLE: `MEDEUM/ M.O'/ ON BACK, TOP: `DIRETIONS', GIVES DIRECTIONS OF USE; ON BOTTOM: `C.C.WAKEFIELD & Co., Ltd.,/ Manufacturers of the famous PATENT CASTOL./ WAKEFIELD HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, E.C.2'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 ONE END BRASS WHICH SCREWS ONTO CANISTER, OTHER END UNFINISHED METAL (STEEL?)/.2 &.3 GREEN WITH RED & BLACK PRINT
- Decoration
- .2 &.3 DOUBLE LINE OUTLINE OF DIRECTIONS ON BACK, CORNERS SCALLOPED
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Wakefield, C.C. & Co. Ltd., Gun, grease, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1989.0296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1989.0296.001/
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