Babbitt metal

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OBJECT TYPE: BAR
DATE: 2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0471.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 BABBITT METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.8 cm
Width: 2.1 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THIS BABBITT METAL MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. LATE 1940S+
Canada: ACQUIRED WITH METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM THE WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. THIS BABBITT METAL WAS AMONG THE OTHER MATERIALS USED IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP.
Function: RAW MATERIAL USED FOR MAKING SPECIALTY BEARINGS,ETC.
Technical: BABBITT METAL IS AN ALLOY OF COPPER, ANTIMONY AND TIN WHICH POSSESSES ANTIFRICTION PROPERTIES. IT IS USED AS BEARING MATERIAL FOR AXLES, CRANKSHAFTS, ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "...HALF./ THE CANADA METAL CO. LTD../ TORONTO & WINNIPEG " cast in raised print on bar face..2 "META [L]" cast in raised print on bar face.
Missing: .1-.2 PORTION OF EACH BAR ISMISSING.
Finish: .1-.2 WHITE METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Canada Metal Co. Ltd., Babbitt metal, before 2000, Artifact no. 2001.0471, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0471.001/

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