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| Link | rowid | artifactNumber | ObjectName | GeneralDescription | model | SerialNumber | Manufacturer | ManuCountry | ManuProvince | ManuCity | BeginDate | EndDate | date_qualifier | patent | NumberOfComponents | ArtifactFinish | ContextCanada | ContextFunction | ContextTechnical | group1 | category1 | subcategory1 ▲ | group2 | category2 | subcategory2 | group3 | category3 | subcategory3 | material | Length | Width | Height | Thickness | Weight | Diameter | image | thumbnail | |
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| 2992 | 2992 | 1967.0780.001 | Nozzle | Unknown | Unknown | 2 | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1967.0780.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1967.0780.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7143 | 7143 | 1969.0668.001 | Hoop train order | WOOD | HY SPEED | MELYMICK J. | Canada | Saskatchewan | Warman | 1 | INVENTED AND PATENTED BY MR. J. MELYMICK WARMAN SASKATCHEWAN. THIS INVENTION WAS WIDELY USED ON THE RAILWAYS PRIOR TO THE CENTRAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM AS IT ENABLED TRAIN CREWS TO PICK UP ORDERS AT NORMAL RUNNING SPEEDS WITHOUT THE DANGER OF INJURY WHICH WAS PRESENT WITH THE OLD IRON HOOPS. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | wood | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1969.0668.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1969.0668.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16987 | 16987 | 1975.0233.001 | Pump water | 1 | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19381 | 19381 | 1976.0640.001 | Lantern gas | METAL PROBABLY ALUMINUM BODY; STEEL HANDLE WITH WOOD/ GLASS LENS | A (UNION CARBIDE LAMP) | OXWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO. | United States of America | New york | New york | 1920 | 1950 | circa | 1 | UNFINISHED METAL ON BODY/ HANDLE: WOOD PAINTED BLACK; METAL PAINTED SILVER | USED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT | EARLY HAND LANTERN | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | Lighting Technology | Lighting devices | Gas | metal->steel;metal->aluminum;wood;glass | 20.3 | 15.2 | 27.9 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1976.0640.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1976.0640.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||
| 32664 | 32664 | 1982.0245.001 | Flag signal | WOOD POST/ FABRIC (POSSIBLY BURLAP) FLAG & METAL | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | FINISH ON WOOD OBSCURED/ GREEN & BROWN? FABRIC | USED FOR SIGNALLING PASSENGER TRAINS AT FLAG STOPS | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | Communications | Visual | wood->;fibre->burlap - possible;metal | 105.8 | 3 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1982.0245.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1982.0245.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||||
| 35606 | 35606 | 1983.0677.001 | Pole switching | WOOD WITH METAL BAND AT EACH END | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | WOOD APPEARS UNFINISHED BUT HARD TO DETERMINE DUE TO DIRT ACCUMULATIONS BLACK IN APPEARANCE/ METAL IS BLACK WITH SOME RUSTY PATCHES | CAME FROM THE LAST OPERATIONAL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SHOP IN CANADA | USED TO FACILITATE THE SWITCHING OF RAILWAY CARS/ POLES WERE USED TO ALLOW A LOCOMOTIVE TO PUSH A CAR ON AN ADJACENT TRACK | USE OF POLING KNOWN BY 1860'S BUT CAME TO BE USED MORE AS MEANS OF SWITCHING IN 1880'S IN ORDER TO BOOST YARD PRODUCTIVITY/ AT SOME YARDS IT WAS CONSIDERED 100% MORE EFFICIENT THAN TAIL SWITCHING/ WAS EVENTUALLY ABANDONED DUE TO DANGERS OF POLESSLIPPING OUT OF SOCKETS OR SPLITTING & OF OVER-HARD PUSHES BY LOCOMOTIVES | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | wood;metal | 244 | 14 | 14 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1983.0677.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1983.0677.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| 57102 | 57102 | 1991.0480.001 | Standpipe | CAST IRON & OTHER METALS/ RUBBER GASKETS/ WOOD PARTS | MCAVITY T. & SONS LTD. | Canada | New brunswick | St. john | 1929 | circa | 16 | PRIMARILY BLACK | A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS IN CANADA. IT WAS ONE OF TWO METHODS OF WATER DELIVERY TO A LOCOMOTIVE USED IN CANADA THE OTHER BEING THE WATER TOWER OR TANK. THE STANDPIPE WAS FOUND MORE COMMONLY IN SETTLED AREAS OR AT RAILWAY TERMINALS BECAUSE IT RECEIVED ITS SUPPLY FROM A WATER MAIN. | A SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING WATER AT THE TRACKSIDE TO A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TENDER. WATER IS DRAWN FROM A DISTANT TANK CONTROLLED BY AN UNDERGROUND VALVE. IT FLOWS UP THE PIPE & THROUGH A SPOUT INTO THE TENDER. THE SPOUT CAN BE MOVED VERTICALLY & LATERALLY TO ACCOMODATE LOCOMOTIVES OF DIFFERENT SIZES | THE ADVANTAGES OF THE STANDPIPE OVER THE WATER TANK WERE THAT IT OCCUPIED LESS PLACE WAS EASILY OPERATED & FILLED A TENDER QUICKLY. THE TELESCOPING FENNER DROP SPOUT STANDPIPE APPEARED IN 1904 CONSISTING OF A SPOUT WITH THE UPPER ELBOW TELESCOPING INTO THE SPOUT END FAR ENOUGH TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING OUT OF THE OPENING. IT ALLOWED A WIDE RANGE OF PERPENDICULAR & LATERAL MOVEMENT. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | metal->iron;resin->rubber;wood | 3.6 M | 7.5 M | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1991.0480.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1991.0480.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 74743 | 74743 | 1996.0345.001 | Hoop train order | WOOD HOOP WITH METAL SPRING & PART | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | BROWN WOOD/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION | EXAMPLE OF TRAIN STATION EQUIPMENT USED IN CANADA BY CANADIAN RAILWAY. | DEVICE USED BY RAILWAY STATION PERSONNEL TO HAND TRAIN ORDERS TO CREWS OF PASSING LOCOMOTIVES. ORDERS WERE PLACED IN SPRING/NOTCH OF HOOP & LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER WOULD CATCH ORDERS BY PUTTING HIS ARM THROUGH HOOP. | MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATION & TRAIN PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF RADIO-TELEPHONES. THIS IS EXAMPLE OF LATER VERSION TRAIN ORDER HOOP WITH LONG HANDLE NECESSITATED BY INTRODUCTION OF DEISEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES WHICH HAD CABS HIGHER THAN THOSE OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | wood;metal | 177 | 37.5 | 3.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1996.0345.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1996.0345.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| 76205 | 76205 | 1997.0032.001 | Lantern oil | SHEET STEEL BODY WITH GLASS GLOBE AND FABRIC WICK | ACME INSPECTOR | Dietz | United States of America | New york | New york | 1 | UNFINISHED STEEL; SILVER PAINTED REFLECTOR; UNCOLOURED GLASS | PART OF A COLLECTION OR RAILWAY ACCESSORIES ACQUIRED BY THE DONOR DURING HIS CAREER WITH THE CPR FORM 1940-1980. | USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SPECIFICALLY FOR INSPECTION OF RAILWAY CARS. | A DISTINCTIVE DESIGN OF CAR INSPECTOR'S LAMP - MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | Lighting Technology | Lighting devices | Oil | metal->steel;glass;fibre | 22 | 21 | 35.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1997.0032.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1997.0032.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||
| 76207 | 76207 | 1997.0034.001 | Lantern gas | .1 METAL PROBABLY ALUMINUM WITH STEEL AND WOOD HANDLE; GLASS LENS/.2 &.3 ALUMINUM/.4 &.5 GLASS | A | OXWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO. | United States of America | New york | New york | 1920 | 1950 | between | PATENT PENDING | 5 | .1 UNFINISHED; HANDLE - METAL PAINTED SILVER & WOOD VARNISHED/.2 AND.3 UNFINISHED/.4 AND.5 UNCOLOURED GLASS | PART OF A COLLECTION OF RAILROAD RELATED TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES COLLECTED BY THE DONOR DURING HIS CAREER AT CANADIAN PACIFIC FROM 1940-1980 | USED TO PROVIDE PORTABLE ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT. THIS LANTERN ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR RAILROAD WORK. | EXAMPLE OF CARBIDE LAMP TECHNOLOGY. THIS TYPE OF LAMP WAS POPULAR IN RAILWAY APPLICATION FROM ABOUT 1920 TO 1950. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | Lighting Technology | Lighting devices | Gas | metal->aluminum;metal->steel;glass;wood | 20.3 | 15.2 | 27.9 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1997.0034.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1997.0034.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||
| 82361 | 82361 | 1999.0178.001 | Hoop train order | WOOD WITH METAL SPRING CLOSURE. | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | NATURAL FINISHES. | EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF DEVICE USED ON CANADIAN RAILWAYS. | DEVICE USED BY RAILWAY STATION PERSONNEL TO HAND TRAIN ORDERS TO CREWS OF PASSING LOCOMOTIVES. | TRAIN ORDER HOOPS PROVIDED A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN RAILWAY STATION AND TRAIN CREWS PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF RADIO TELEPHONES. ORDERS WERE PLACED IN THE SPRING/NOTCH OF THE HOOP AND THE HOOP HELD UP/OUT: THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER WOULD RETRIEVE ORDERS BY PUTTING HIS ARM THROUGH THE HOOP. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | wood;metal | 79 | 36 | 4 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1999.0178.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1999.0178.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| 83188 | 83188 | 2000.0005.001 | Remote control system locomotive | METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION | BELTPACK | 911802 | VECTRAN CORP. | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1976 | after | 2 | GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH APPLIED TO MOST SURFACES; SILVER METAL COMPONENTS. | CN BEGAN TESTING BELTPACKS IN 1990 & BY 1995 HAD MORE EXPERIENCE WITH LRC TECHNOLOGY THAN ANY OTHER N. AMERICAN RAILWAY. IN 1999 CANAC A SUBSIDIARY OF CN PURCHASED VECTRAN CORP. A LEADING DEVELOPER & SUPPLIER OF DIGITAL RADIO TECH. FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF LOCOS & OTHER HEAVY EQ. THIS UNIT WAS 1ST USED BY CN.(LOCO 7530) | TO MOVE A DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE FORWARDS AND/OR BACKWARDS AT VARYING SPEEDS AND TO COUPLE IT TO ANOTHER RAIL CAR BY MEANS OF A RADIO OPERATED DEVICE. | EXAMPLE OF FIRST GENERATION BELTPACK LRC TECHNOLOGY. LIGHTWEIGHT AND SIMPLE TO USE A SINGLE OPERATOR (OR A PAIR WORKING IN TANDEM) COULD CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF A LOCOMOTIVE INCLUDING COUPLING TO ANOTHER CAR. THE BELTPACK'S ADDRESSING AND RADIO FREQUENCY ASSSIGNING FEATURES PERMIT IT TO BE REASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT BELTPACK-EQUIPPED LOCOMOTIVES (IE. ONE BELTPACK CAN BE USED WITH SEVERAL LOCOMOTIVES). IN OVER ONE MILLION YARD ENGINE HOURS OF USE NOT A SINGLE ACCIDENT WAS EVER ATTRIBUTED TO THIS DEVICE. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | metal->;synthetic->nylon | 25 | 15 | 18.8 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2000.0005.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2000.0005.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||
| 84676 | 84676 | 2001.0089.001 | Hoop train order | WOODEN SHAFT; METAL FLANGE | HI-SPEED DELIVERY FORK CO. | United States of America | Indiana | Shelbyville | 1936 | 1964 | between | U.S. PAT. 1 902 669- CAN. PAT. 347483 STAMPED INTO BOTH SIDES OF METAL ENDPIECE. | 1 | WOODEN SHAFT PAINTED YELLOW. METAL FLANGE HAS GALVANIZED FINISH; IRON (?) STRIP FIXED TO CENTRE IS HEAVILY CORRODED. | TRAIN ORDER HOOP USED ON A CN RAILWAY IN OTTAWA ONT. TYPICAL OF THE EQUIPMENT USED AT OTHER CANADIAN RAILWAY STATIONS TO CONVEYWRITTEN MESSAGES (ORDERS). (REF. 1) | DEVICE USED BY RAILWAY PERSONNEL TO HAND TRAIN ORDERS TO CREWS OF PASSING LOCOMOTIVES. | ONE OF SEVERAL STYLES OF TRAIN ORDER HOOP USED AS A SIMPLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RAILWAY STATION AND TRAIN PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF RADIO-TELEPHONE. EACH STATION HAD A SEMAPHORE ORDER BOARD TELLING THE ENGINEER IF THERE WAS A MESSAGE TO PICK UP OR NOT. (REF. 1) DESIGNED BY CHESTER G. SHEPHERD WHO PATENTED IT IN CANADA ON JAN. 15 1935. HE ESTABLISHED A COMPANY CALLED THE "HI-SPEED DELIVERY FORK COMPANY" ON N. HARRISON ST. IN SHELBYVILLE IN. MR. SHEPHERD OPERATED IT UNTIL 1949 WHEN HIS WIFE TOOK OVER THE BUSINESS: THE CO. WAS SOLD IN 1964. (REF.1) | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | wood;metal | 137 | 12.5 | 3 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0089.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0089.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||
| 85052 | 85052 | 2001.0191.001 | Flag signal | NYLON-LIKE FABRIC | Unknown | Unknown | 3 | GREEN | EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN RAILROAD IN ITS OPERATIONS. THESE ITEMS CAME FROM WALKLEY TRAIN YARD IN OTTAWA. | USED FOR SIGNALLING TRAINS AT FLAG STOPS. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | Communications | Visual | synthetic | 42 | 40.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0191.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0191.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| 85055 | 85055 | 2001.0192.001 | Flag signal | VINYL-LIKE SYNTHETIC | Unknown | Unknown | 15 | .1 RED WITH UNFINISHED POLE/.2-.5 YELLOW/.6-.11 GREEN/.12 DARK GREEN/.13-.14 HALF YELLOW HALF ORANGE-RED/.15 ORANGE-RED | EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN RAILROAD IN ITS OPERATIONS. THESE ITEMS CAME FROM WALKLEY TRAIN YARD IN OTTAWA. | USED FOR SIGNALLING TRAINS AT FLAG STOPS. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | Communications | Visual | synthetic | 69 | 65.7 | 2.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0192.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0192.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 85072 | 85072 | 2001.0195.001 | Pole switching | METAL HEAD/ WOOD HANDLE | Canadian Advance Car Mover Co. Ltd. | Canada | Ontario | Welland | 1 | FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION & WEATHERING | EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN RAILROAD IN ITS OPERATIONS. THIS ITEM CAME FROM WALKLEY TRAIN YARD IN OTTAWA. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | metal;wood | 177 | 9.3 | 10 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0195.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0195.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| 92735 | 92735 | 2004.0440.001 | Mover railway car | ferrous metal head/ wood shaft | Dillon Mfg. Co. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | 1 | black painted metal now corroded/ coated? unstained wood | A piece of Canadian made rail accessory equipment. An item from the collection of Mr Andrew Merrilees acquired between the 1950’s and his death in 1979. Mr. Merrilees was a noted collector of early railway and transportation material and was particularly interested in pre-1920 photography. The majority of Mr.Merrilees’ collection was sent to the National Archives circa 1980 his printed material to the National Library and the Ontario Archives. The material in this donation was retained by Andrew Merrilees Ltd. currently owned by Dr. Robert Stewart (Acquisition proposal for AK0114 archival material by D.Monaghan in Supp. Info.). | A device for manipulating and moving rail cars by hand. | Railway Transportation | Operations | Yard equipment | metal;wood | 153 | 15 | 7 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2004.0440.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2004.0440.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 74408 | 74408 | 1996.0215.001 | Watch wrist | WATCH HAS TITANIUM CASE & STRAP; GLASS CRYSTAL; METAL AND POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENT PARTS. PT. CASE IS SYNTHETIC WITH FOAM PADDING. PAPER BOX IS PT. DISPLAY STAND IS SYNTHETIC WITH METAL ROD & SUPPORT. | SPORTS LANDMASTER 5M45 | 630134 | SEIKO CORP. | Japan | Tokyo | 1994 | 1995 | circa | 1 | BRUSHED SILVER METAL CASE & STRAP; BLACK WATCH FACE HAS WHITE HANDS INDICATOR POINTS ETC. ROUND BLACK CASE IN TWO PIECES DECORATED BY SILVER BAND AT ATTACHEMENT POINT: GREY FOAM LINERS & WATCH BAND SUPPORT. OFF-WHITE PAPER BOX. DARK-GREY TO BLACK PLASTIC DISPLAY STAND MOULDED TO RESEMBLE ROCK: SUPPORT FOR WATCH PROPER IS METAL COVERED WITH SUEDE-LIKE FABRIC | PART OFTHE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95" PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA | TO PROVIDE VISUAL INDICATION OF TIME DATE AND DIRECTION | THE SEIKO SPORTS LANDMASTER RUNS ON ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED BY THE WEARER'S NATURAL ARM MOVEMENT. THE CASE IS MADE OF TITANIUM WHICH IS LIGHTWEIGHT NON-ALLERGENIC & DOES NOT RUST. EXCESS ENERGY IS STORED IN THE CAPACITOR: THE WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE FOR BETWEEN 7-14 DAYS IF FULLY CHARGED (REFS. 1 & 2) | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal->titanium;synthetic->foam;glass->;paper->cardboard;fibre | 12.3 | 11.7 | 6.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1996.0215.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1996.0215.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||
| 84677 | 84677 | 2001.0090.001 | Watch wrist | MACHINED STEEL WATCH CASE; STAINLESS STEEL BAND; SYNTHETIC CRYSTAL & PARTS | 731245 | Bowmar Canada Ltd. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | 1973 | 3 | METALLIC STRAP; METALLIC CASING WITH SOME GOLD SHOWING; RED CRYSTAL | CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN 1973 TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF LED WATCHES PRODUCING THEM FOR 10-12 YEARS. DONOR WAS DESIGN ENGINEER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL [SEE 2001.0098] IN 1973/74; MR. BEAL GAVE HIM THIS WATCH AS CHRISTMAS GIFT IN 1973. | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING TIME SMALL ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON STRAP AROUND WRIST. | EXAMPLE OF EARLY LED DIGITAL WATCH. DONOR BELIEVES THIS WATCH WAS ONE OF FIRST 25 BOWMAR WATCHES MADE. IN 1970 AMERICAN FIRM HAMILTON WATCH APPLIED QUARTZ CRYSTAL TIMING PRINCIPLE TO WATCHES PRODUCING PULSAR WATCH WHICH SOLD FOR $2500. SEVERAL YEARS LATER BOWMAR WATCH WAS SOLD FOR $250. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal;synthetic | 12.5 | 3.7 | 2.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0090.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0090.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 84678 | 84678 | 2001.0090.002 | Battery | METAL | 3 | METALLIC | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0090.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0090.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84679 | 84679 | 2001.0090.003 | Battery | METAL | 3 | METALLIC | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84683 | 84683 | 2001.0093.001 | Watch wrist | METAL CASING BEZEL STRAP; SYNTHETIC CRYSTAL | 1 | Bowmar Canada Ltd. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | 1973 | 1974 | circa | U.S. PATENT NO. 3069489 (1962) | 4 | GOLD FILLED EXTERIOR; RED CRYSTAL | CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN 1973 TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF LED WATCHES PRODUCING THEM FOR 10-12 YEARS. DONOR WAS DIVISION MANAGER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL IN 1973/74 [SEE 2001.0098]. | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING TIME SMALL ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON STRAP AROUND WRIST. | EXAMPLE OF EARLY LED DIGITAL WATCH. IN 1970 AMERICAN FIRM HAMILTON WATCH APPLIED QUARTZ CRYSTAL TIMING PRINCIPLE TO WATCHES PRODUCING PULSAR WATCH WHICH SOLD FOR $2500. SEVERAL YEARS LATER BOWMAR WATCH WAS SOLD FOR $250. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal;synthetic | 9.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 cm | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0093.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0093.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||
| 84684 | 84684 | 2001.0093.002 | SYNTHETIC WITH FABRIC LINING | 4 | BLACK CASING WITH SMOKED COVER BLACK LINING | Horology | Watches | Wrist | synthetic;fibre | 13.8 | 10.1 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0093.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0093.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84685 | 84685 | 2001.0093.003 | METAL | 4 | METALLIC | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0093.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0093.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84686 | 84686 | 2001.0093.004 | SYNTHETIC WITH FABRIC LINING | 4 | BLACK CASING WITH SMOKED COVER BLACK LINING | Horology | Watches | Wrist | synthetic;fibre | 13.8 | 10.1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84687 | 84687 | 2001.0094.001 | Watch wrist | METAL WATCH CASING BEZEL & STRAP/ SYNTHETIC CRYSTAL & PARTS | CARDINAL | 16487 | Bowmar Canada Ltd. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | 1973 | 1974 | circa | 1 | GOLD FILLED EXTERIOR/ RED? CRYSTAL | CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN 1973 TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF LED WATCHES PRODUCING THEM FOR 10-12 YEARS. DONOR WAS DIVISION MANAGER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL IN 1973/74 [SEE 2001.0098]. | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING TIME SMALL ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON STRAP AROUND WRIST. | EXAMPLE OF EARLY LED DIGITAL WATCH. IN 1970 AMERICAN FIRM HAMILTON WATCH APPLIED QUARTZ CRYSTAL TIMING PRINCIPLE TO WATCHES PRODUCINGPULSAR WATCH WHICH SOLD FOR $2500. SEVERAL YEARS LATER BOWMAR WATCH WAS SOLD FOR $250. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal;synthetic | 8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0094.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0094.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||
| 84688 | 84688 | 2001.0095.001 | Watch wrist | METAL WATCH CASING BEZEL & STRAP/ SYNTHETIC CRYSTAL & PARTS | SY-50215500 | Bowmar Canada Ltd. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | 1973 | 1974 | circa | 1 | SILVER COLOURED CASE BEZEL STRAP/ RED CRYSTAL | CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN 1973 TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF LED WATCHES PRODUCING THEM FOR 10-12 YEARS. DONOR WAS DIVISION MANAGER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL IN 1973/74 [SEE 2001.0098]. | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING TIME SMALL ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON STRAP AROUND WRIST. | EXAMPLE OF EARLY LED DIGITAL WATCH. IN 1970 AMERICAN FIRM HAMILTON WATCH APPLIED QUARTZ CRYSTAL TIMING PRINCIPLE TO WATCHES PRODUCING PULSAR WATCH WHICH SOLD FOR $2500. SEVERAL YEARS LATER BOWMAR WATCH WAS SOLD FOR$250. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal;synthetic | 9.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0095.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0095.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||
| 84785 | 84785 | 2001.0123.001 | Watch wrist | .1 METAL WATCH CASING STRAP & WORKS; GLASS BEZEL..2-.3 PAPER | VOLKSWAGEN 60000 KILOMETER | MAUTHE | Germany | 1958 | circa | .1 "C.PAT.505676" INCISED IN BRACELET. | 3 | .1 GOLDTONE WATCH BODY & STRAP; DARK BLUE FACE HAS LUMINOUS HANDS & NUMERALS..2-.3 OFF-WHITE PAPER;.2 BEARS GOLD EMBOSSED SEAL. | FUNCTIONAL TIMEPIECE ISSUED TO CONSUMERS AS A PROMOTIONAL OR COMMEMORATIVE ITEM. | EXAMPLE OF ONE OF MANY PROMOTIONAL ITEMS ISSUED BY VOLKSWAGEN TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. THIS WATCH & CERTIFICATE WERE GIVEN TO VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE OWNERS IN RECOGNITION OF MILES (KILOMETER) OPERATED: PREMIUMS SUCH AS THIS RE-INFORCED THE COMPANY'S CLAIMS RE: THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND COMMITTMENT TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal;glass;paper | 6.3 | 6 | 5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0123.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0123.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 99544 | 99544 | 2008.0107.001 | Watch wrist | Stainless steel casing has goldtone finish; 10K gold filled bezel; clear glass window over round white face; red and black markings and text; black metal minute and hour hands; red metal second hand; dark brown leather strap has wrinkle-textured finish; goldtone metal buckle closure. | Accutron | A67310 M4 | Bulova | Unknown | 1965 | circa | Patented. | 1 | Stainless steel casing has goldtone finish; 10K gold filled bezel; clear glass window over round white face; red and black markings and text; black metal minute and hour hands; red metal second hand; dark brown leather strap has wrinkle-textured finish; goldtone metal buckle closure. | Accutron was first wrist watch approved by Canadian National Railway for use by CN staff. Original owner of this watch Russell Winfield Dickenson [1921-1988] started working for CN c. 1950-51. Mr. Dickenson served as a "brake man" for CN and was employed as a conductor on GO and VIA trains. [Ref. 1] | To measure and display passage of time in 24-hour period in hours minutes and seconds. | Accutron wrist watch was first to employ tuning-fork movement using a 360 hertz tuning fork to drive a mechanical gear train to turn the hands. Consequently it was unaffected by movement [ie. on the arm of the wearer]. It was for this reason the first wrist watch precise enough to qualify for U.S. railroad certification. The tuning fork Accutron was manufactured 1960- 1977. Unfortunately in 1969 Seiko began offering the "Astron" wrist watch featuring the first mass produced quartz movement. Easier and cheaper to manufacture the "Astron" was as accurate as the "Accutron" but could be sold at a much lower price. [Ref. 2] | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal->stainless steel;metal->gold;glass->;skin->leather | 22.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0107.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0107.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 105884 | 105884 | 2013.0027.001 | Watch wrist | A black synthetic strap; synthetic silver buckle; synthetic silver buttons; synthetic silver watch face with a clear synthetic surface with recessed synthetic lights and metal hardware. | Ambit 2.0 | 1245107451 | SUUNTO OY | Finland | 2012 | circa | US 11/169 712 US2/145 766 US 7 526 840 US1/808 391 US3/071 624;USD 603 521 USD 29/313 029;FI 20115910 EP 11008080 EU design 001296636-0001/0006 | 8 | A black synthetic strap; synthetic silver buckle; synthetic silver buttons; synthetic silver watch face with a clear synthetic surface with recessed synthetic lights and metal hardwarre. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | This new technology GPS/HR watch is a global product marketed for consumer use which allows a wearer anywhere in the world the capacity to record and upload GPS longitude and latitude coordinates and recoded tracks to the Moveslink multilingual website (see below) and then on Google Maps or Google Earth as a satellite or terrain contour map. The device records GPS heart rate weather speed and direction data. Available website options include planning and creating moves and sharing with the Suunto on-line community of users with links to social media such as Facebook Twitter and Flickr. Functionality includes selecting in metric or imperial formats in anyone of 16 languages such as French and English. | The Suunto Ambit GPS watch combines several instruments in one device such a barometer and barograph altimeter thermometer chronograph compass global positioning system (GPS) heart rate monitor as well as separate speed and cadence sensors for cyclists. [see Ref. # Worksheetl] | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | synthetic;metal | 30 | 5.5 | 8 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||
| 105885 | 105885 | 2013.0027.002 | Cable | Synthetic cable with a synthetic clip with brass connectors at one end; a metal computer connector at the other end and metal hardware. | SUUNTO OY | Finland | 2012 | circa | US 11/169 712 US2/145 766 US 7 526 840 US1/808 391 US3/071 624;USD 603 521 USD 29/313 029;FI 20115910 EP 11008080 EU design 001296636-0001/0006 | 8 | Synthetic cable with a synthetic clip with brass connectors at one end; a metal computer connector and metal hardware. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | The USB cable clip connects to the watch the other end connects to the computer to download data or do software upgrade and at the same time it recharges the watch battery. | The Suunto Ambit GPS watch combines several instruments in one device such a barometer and barograph altimeter thermometer chronograph compass global positioning system (GPS) heart rate monitor as well as separate speed and cadence sensors for cyclists. [see Ref. # Worksheetl] | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | synthetic;metal | 96 | 2.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 105886 | 105886 | 2013.0027.003 | Belt heart rate monitor | Synthetic belt with synthetic and metal connectors at each end and synthetic belt adjusters. | 1242818322 | SUUNTO OY | Finland | 2012 | circa | 8 | Synthetic belt with synthetic and metal connectors at each end and synthetic belt adjusters. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | Belt for the heart rate monitor to be attached to. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | synthetic;metal | 15 | 3.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 105887 | 105887 | 2013.0027.004 | Monitor heart rate | A hard black synthetic casing with metal prongs. | 1242818322 | SUUNTO OY | Finland | 2012 | circa | 8 | A hard black synthetic casing with metal prongs. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | Monitors the heart rate and enables the following additional information after exercise: calories burned during exercise average heart rate peak heart rate and recovery time. | The Suunto Ambit GPS watch combines several instruments in one device such a barometer and barograph altimeter thermometer chronograph compass global positioning system (GPS) heart rate monitor as well as separate speed and cadence sensors for cyclists. [see Ref. # Worksheetl] | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | synthetic;metal | 16.1 cm | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.004.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.004.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 105888 | 105888 | 2013.0027.005 | Box watch | Black cardboard box with a flip top and flip insert. | Unknown | Unknown | 2012 | circa | 8 | Black cardboard box with a flip top and flip insert. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | The box to store the SUUNTO GPS Watch Heart rate belt USB cable quick guides and covers. | The Suunto Ambit GPS watch combines several instruments in one device such a barometer and barograph altimeter thermometer chronograph compass global positioning system (GPS) heart rate monitor as well as separate speed and cadence sensors for cyclists. [see Ref. # Worksheetl] | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | paper->cardboard | 12.5 | 9 | 9.4 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.005.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.005.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 105889 | 105889 | 2013.0027.006 | Sleeve box | A black carboard sleeve. | Unknown | Unknown | 2012 | circa | 8 | Cardboard sleeve. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | The sleeve that goes over the SUUNTO GPS Box. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | paper->cardboard | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.006.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.006.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 105890 | 105890 | 2013.0027.007 | Sleeve | Synthetic protective sleeve. | Unknown | Unknown | 2012 | circa | 8 | Synthetic protective sleeve. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | Protective sleeve. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | synthetic | 6.5 | 6.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.007.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.007.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 105891 | 105891 | 2013.0027.008 | Sleeve | Synthetic protective sleeve. | Unknown | Unknown | 2012 | circa | 8 | Synthetic protective sleeve. | In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal Dec. 2012) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus - therefore collecting consumer culture new technology devices to which this GPS watch belongs to. This watch was collected for its technical innovation research collection and because it is representative of type. This GPS watch would appeal to people involved in sports adventure travel and the outdoors. In several magazines (Outside Outdoors Backpacker) the Suunto Ambit consistently ranked as “must have gear” for the outdoor enthusiast. It currently is one of the more common consumer choices for a variety of reasons: 1.Items proposed are often marketed to the public as improving the quality of life and therefore necessary. 2.They are associated with safety and health 3.They are promoted as fun increasing the entertainment value rather than technological functionality 4.They are designed to make the user feel special either unique or part of a subculture 5.They facilitate instant communication and access to data. | Protective sleeve. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | Exploration and Survey | Measurement-position | Longitude-latitude-elevation | synthetic | 6.5 | 6.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.008.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2013.0027.008.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 107284 | 107284 | 2014.0193.001 | Watch wrist | Stainless steel metal case and clasp glass crystal and synthetic wrist band. | Big Bang B1915.1 | 850601 | Hublot | Switzerland | Geneva | 2010 | circa | 6 | Brushed silver metal face with black dial. Polished silver metal lines represent the hours and the Hublot "H" logo represents the 12. Back of watch is skeletonized with a clear crystal black print and a red stripe. Interior movement is polished silver metal and black. Black synthetic wrist band with polished stainless steel clasp. Watch is powered by an Automatic movement. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by President Leuthard of Switzerland at the Francophonie Summit in 2010. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada notes on its website that “In addition to the Montreux Declaration the Summit passed eight resolutions on the following themes: 1) piracy; 2) counterfeit or expired pharmaceuticals; 3) transborder crime in Africa; 4) terrorism; 5) flood-affected countries; 6) the reconstruction of Haiti; 7) countries in crisis crisis recovery and peacebuilding; and finally 8) the 10th anniversary of the Bamako Declaration entrenching the political role of La Francophonie. The Summit confirmed the re election of Secretary General Abdou Diouf for a third four year term.” (ref.2) Canada has a long-standing history of involvement in La Francophonie as it was one for the first countries to actively participate in the creation and development of its institutions. Canada has also hosted the Francophone Summit on three occasions: Quebec City (1987) Moncton (1999) and again in Quebec City (2008). “Canada’s involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country’s linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie.” (ref.3) | To measure and display passage of time in 24-hour period in hours minutes and seconds. The watch is self-winding also known as automatic. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: An automatic is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm to provide energy to run the watch making manual winding unnecessary. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal->stainless steel;glass;synthetic | 8.1 | 4.4 | 6.4 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 107285 | 107285 | 2014.0193.002 | Case watch | Wooden? box covered in synthetic. Interior has synthetic fabric and metal clasp and hinges. | Big Bang B1915.1 | 850601 | Unknown | Unknown | 2010 | circa | 6 | Wooden box; exterior has a black "rubberized" finish with silver print and metal silver hinges and clasp. Interior is lined in soft synthetic fabric. Silver coloured print and logo. Interior is molded to secure the watch in place with the watch pillow. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by President Leuthard of Switzerland at the Francophonie Summit in 2010. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada notes on its website that “In addition to the Montreux Declaration the Summit passed eight resolutions on the following themes: 1) piracy; 2) counterfeit or expired pharmaceuticals; 3) transborder crime in Africa; 4) terrorism; 5) flood-affected countries; 6) the reconstruction of Haiti; 7) countries in crisis crisis recovery and peacebuilding; and finally 8) the 10th anniversary of the Bamako Declaration entrenching the political role of La Francophonie. The Summit confirmed the re election of Secretary General Abdou Diouf for a third four year term.” (ref.2) Canada has a long-standing history of involvement in La Francophonie as it was one for the first countries to actively participate in the creation and development of its institutions. Canada has also hosted the Francophone Summit on three occasions: Quebec City (1987) Moncton (1999) and again in Quebec City (2008). “Canada’s involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country’s linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie.” (ref.3) | Used to store the wrist watch. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: An automatic is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm to provide energy to run the watch making manual winding unnecessary. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | wood - possible;synthetic;metal | 14.2 | 14.1 | 9.4 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 107286 | 107286 | 2014.0193.003 | Pillow watch | Synthetic fabric covered over cardboard? and padding? | Big Bang B1915.1 | 850601 | Unknown | Unknown | 2010 | circa | 6 | Black synthetic fabric covering cardboard? and padding? | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by President Leuthard of Switzerland at the Francophonie Summit in 2010. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada notes on its website that “In addition to the Montreux Declaration the Summit passed eight resolutions on the following themes: 1) piracy; 2) counterfeit or expired pharmaceuticals; 3) transborder crime in Africa; 4) terrorism; 5) flood-affected countries; 6) the reconstruction of Haiti; 7) countries in crisis crisis recovery and peacebuilding; and finally 8) the 10th anniversary of the Bamako Declaration entrenching the political role of La Francophonie. The Summit confirmed the re election of Secretary General Abdou Diouf for a third four year term.” (ref.2) Canada has a long-standing history of involvement in La Francophonie as it was one for the first countries to actively participate in the creation and development of its institutions. Canada has also hosted the Francophone Summit on three occasions: Quebec City (1987) Moncton (1999) and again in Quebec City (2008). “Canada’s involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country’s linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie.” (ref.3) | Used to store the wrist watch. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: An automatic is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm to provide energy to run the watch making manual winding unnecessary. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | synthetic->;paper - possible->cardboard;fibre - possible | 4.1 | 6.8 | 4.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 107287 | 107287 | 2014.0193.004 | Box watch | Cardboard | Big Bang B1915.1 | 850601 | Unknown | Unknown | 2010 | circa | 6 | Matte black cardboard box. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by President Leuthard of Switzerland at the Francophonie Summit in 2010. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada notes on its website that “In addition to the Montreux Declaration the Summit passed eight resolutions on the following themes: 1) piracy; 2) counterfeit or expired pharmaceuticals; 3) transborder crime in Africa; 4) terrorism; 5) flood-affected countries; 6) the reconstruction of Haiti; 7) countries in crisis crisis recovery and peacebuilding; and finally 8) the 10th anniversary of the Bamako Declaration entrenching the political role of La Francophonie. The Summit confirmed the re election of Secretary General Abdou Diouf for a third four year term.” (ref.2) Canada has a long-standing history of involvement in La Francophonie as it was one for the first countries to actively participate in the creation and development of its institutions. Canada has also hosted the Francophone Summit on three occasions: Quebec City (1987) Moncton (1999) and again in Quebec City (2008). “Canada’s involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country’s linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie.” (ref.3) | Used to store the wrist watch. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: An automatic is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm to provide energy to run the watch making manual winding unnecessary. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | paper->cardboard | 14.6 | 14.8 | 10.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.004.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.004.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 107288 | 107288 | 2014.0193.005 | Lid box | Cardboard | Big Bang B1915.1 | 850601 | Unknown | Unknown | 2010 | circa | 6 | Matte black cardboard box with embossed print. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by President Leuthard of Switzerland at the Francophonie Summit in 2010. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada notes on its website that “In addition to the Montreux Declaration the Summit passed eight resolutions on the following themes: 1) piracy; 2) counterfeit or expired pharmaceuticals; 3) transborder crime in Africa; 4) terrorism; 5) flood-affected countries; 6) the reconstruction of Haiti; 7) countries in crisis crisis recovery and peacebuilding; and finally 8) the 10th anniversary of the Bamako Declaration entrenching the political role of La Francophonie. The Summit confirmed the re election of Secretary General Abdou Diouf for a third four year term.” (ref.2) Canada has a long-standing history of involvement in La Francophonie as it was one for the first countries to actively participate in the creation and development of its institutions. Canada has also hosted the Francophone Summit on three occasions: Quebec City (1987) Moncton (1999) and again in Quebec City (2008). “Canada’s involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country’s linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie.” (ref.3) | Used to store the wrist watch. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: An automatic is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm to provide energy to run the watch making manual winding unnecessary. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | paper->cardboard | 15.6 | 15.6 | 10.1 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.005.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.005.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 107289 | 107289 | 2014.0193.006 | Tag identification | Synthetic | Big Bang B1915.1 | 850601 | Unknown | Unknown | 2010 | circa | 6 | Circular synthetic tag with embossed white print and a label with black print. Black synthetic string. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by President Leuthard of Switzerland at the Francophonie Summit in 2010. Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada notes on its website that “In addition to the Montreux Declaration the Summit passed eight resolutions on the following themes: 1) piracy; 2) counterfeit or expired pharmaceuticals; 3) transborder crime in Africa; 4) terrorism; 5) flood-affected countries; 6) the reconstruction of Haiti; 7) countries in crisis crisis recovery and peacebuilding; and finally 8) the 10th anniversary of the Bamako Declaration entrenching the political role of La Francophonie. The Summit confirmed the re election of Secretary General Abdou Diouf for a third four year term.” (ref.2) Canada has a long-standing history of involvement in La Francophonie as it was one for the first countries to actively participate in the creation and development of its institutions. Canada has also hosted the Francophone Summit on three occasions: Quebec City (1987) Moncton (1999) and again in Quebec City (2008). “Canada’s involvement in La Francophonie highlights the country’s linguistic duality and its attachment to the shared values of La Francophonie.” (ref.3) | Taken from curatorial worksheet: An automatic is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer's arm to provide energy to run the watch making manual winding unnecessary. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | synthetic | 2.8 | 10.8 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.006.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0193.006.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 107305 | 107305 | 2014.0195.001 | Watch wrist | Gold metal glass leather diamond markers and ruby jewel bearings. | L'Aquila 2009 | Francesco Basile | Italy | Venice | 2009 | 4 | Polished stainless steel case with engraved print. Skeletonized interior with pink gold dial and polished silver metal? or white gold? movement. Hand engraved decoration on every visible part of the movement. Movement fastened with sapphire blue screws and ruby? jewel bearings. The hour minute and second hands are made of sapphire blue enameled metal. Anti-glare sapphire crystal on the front and the back of the case. There are 8 natural diamonds in star shaped gold settings to indicate time "2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10" markers. Exterior of wrist band is made of black crocodile leather lined with white leather and sewn with black thread. Polished silver metal buckle with engravings. | Taken from acquisition proposal: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila. This summit was moved from the city of La Maddalena to L’Aquila as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. In addition to Prime Minister Harper this watch was given to the other representatives at the “G8 from La Maddalena to L’Aquila Summit 2009.” These representatives were: Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) Barack Obama (USA) Gordon Brown (UK) Nicolas Sarkozy (France) Dimitry Medvedev (Russia) Angela Merkel (Germany) Taro Aso (Japan) Josè Barroso (Ec) and Frederik Reinfeldt (Eu). (ref. 2) | To measure and display passage of time in 24-hour period in hours minutes and seconds. | Taken from acquisition proposal: The mechanical movement watch is Swiss made and manually wound. It is “skeletonized” meaning the metal parts are reduced to a minimum to make the moving parts visible. The rose gold dial has a perforated design of the cross of Nicola da Guardiagrele. The Basile watch company has been in operation since 1870. It is currently based in Venice and managed by the 4th generation of Basile’s. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal->;metal->gold;glass->;skin->leather;stone->diamond | 24.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 107306 | 107306 | 2014.0195.002 | Box watch | Wood synthetic and metal. | L'Aquila 2009 | Unknown | Unknown | 2009 | 4 | Wooden box; exterior has a dark brown and reddish finish interior's exposed wood is reddish. Interior of box is lined with a black synthetic which has silver coloured logos and print. Exterior and interior metal hardware is highly polished. Lock on the front of the box is keyed. Front exterior of box has several white scratches. | Taken from acquisition proposal: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila. This summit was moved from the city of La Maddalena to L’Aquila as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. In addition to Prime Minister Harper this watch was given to the other representatives at the “G8 from La Maddalena to L’Aquila Summit 2009.” These representatives were: Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) Barack Obama (USA) Gordon Brown (UK) Nicolas Sarkozy (France) Dimitry Medvedev (Russia) Angela Merkel (Germany) Taro Aso (Japan) Josè Barroso (Ec) and Frederik Reinfeldt (Eu). (ref. 2) | Used to store the wrist watch. | Taken from acquisition proposal: The mechanical movement watch is Swiss made and manually wound. It is “skeletonized” meaning the metal parts are reduced to a minimum to make the moving parts visible. The rose gold dial has a perforated design of the cross of Nicola da Guardiagrele. The Basile watch company has been in operation since 1870. It is currently based in Venice and managed by the 4th generation of Basile’s. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | wood;synthetic;metal | 29.6 | 23.7 | 12.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 107307 | 107307 | 2014.0195.003 | Insert box | Wood synthetic and metal. | L'Aquila 2009 | Unknown | Unknown | 2009 | 4 | Wooden box insert has a mix of reddish wood and black synthetic. Metal hardware is highly polished. | Taken from acquisition proposal: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila. This summit was moved from the city of La Maddalena to L’Aquila as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. In addition to Prime Minister Harper this watch was given to the other representatives at the “G8 from La Maddalena to L’Aquila Summit 2009.” These representatives were: Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) Barack Obama (USA) Gordon Brown (UK) Nicolas Sarkozy (France) Dimitry Medvedev (Russia) Angela Merkel (Germany) Taro Aso (Japan) Josè Barroso (Ec) and Frederik Reinfeldt (Eu). (ref. 2) | Used to store the wrist watch. | Taken from acquisition proposal: The mechanical movement watch is Swiss made and manually wound. It is “skeletonized” meaning the metal parts are reduced to a minimum to make the moving parts visible. The rose gold dial has a perforated design of the cross of Nicola da Guardiagrele. The Basile watch company has been in operation since 1870. It is currently based in Venice and managed by the 4th generation of Basile’s. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | wood;synthetic;metal | 25.2 | 19.2 | 5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 107308 | 107308 | 2014.0195.004 | Pillow watch | Synthetic | L'Aquila 2009 | Unknown | Unknown | 2009 | 4 | Black synthetic. | Taken from acquisition proposal: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila. This summit was moved from the city of La Maddalena to L’Aquila as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. In addition to Prime Minister Harper this watch was given to the other representatives at the “G8 from La Maddalena to L’Aquila Summit 2009.” These representatives were: Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) Barack Obama (USA) Gordon Brown (UK) Nicolas Sarkozy (France) Dimitry Medvedev (Russia) Angela Merkel (Germany) Taro Aso (Japan) Josè Barroso (Ec) and Frederik Reinfeldt (Eu). (ref. 2) | To measure and display passage of time in 24-hour period in hours minutes and seconds. | Taken from acquisition proposal: The mechanical movement watch is Swiss made and manually wound. It is “skeletonized” meaning the metal parts are reduced to a minimum to make the moving parts visible. The rose gold dial has a perforated design of the cross of Nicola da Guardiagrele. The Basile watch company has been in operation since 1870. It is currently based in Venice and managed by the 4th generation of Basile’s. | Horology | Watches | Wrist | synthetic | 7.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.004.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0195.004.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 107319 | 107319 | 2014.0197.001 | Watch wrist | Stainless steel metal (gold?) glass and leather. | Prim Cal. 73 25 rubis;73-400-490-00-1/5 | 01-Jan | Prim 1949 | Czech Republic | 2009 | circa | 2 | Stainless steel case with sapphire crystal glass front and rear cover. The crown is stainless steel with a red (ruby?) gem. White dial with gold embossed signs and logo. There are three hands and a date display. Black leather band with embossed design. Stainless steel buckle. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Prime Minister Topolanek of the Czech Republic during a bilateral meeting in the Czech Republic. This visit coincided with the Canada-EU Summit held on May 6 2009. At this meeting Prime Minister Harper stated his concerns over an influx of Czech asylum seekers to Canada and warned that he would take action if the situation did not improve. (ref.3) | To measure and display passage of time in 24-hour period in hours minutes and seconds. The watch is self-winding also known as automatic. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This is a mechanical watch a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of the natural motion of the wearer’s arm. It has a power reserve of 38 hours and is accurate to -6 to +24 seconds per day. (ref.1) Prim is based out of Broumov Czech Republic and has been manufacturing watches since 1949. The internal watch movements are based on findings that date back to the Prague Astronomical Clock known as the “Orloj” which was built in 1410. Towards the end of the 20th century Prim began producing only high-end custom luxury watches at a rate of roughly 5 000 a year. In 2011 the company established divisions in North America Japan and South America. (ref.2) | Horology | Watches | Wrist | metal->stainless steel;metal->gold - possible;metal->;glass->;skin->leather | 24.5 | 4.4 | 1.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0197.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0197.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 107320 | 107320 | 2014.0197.002 | Case watch | Leather metal velvet and satin fabric. | Prim Cal. 73 25 rubis;73-400-490-00-1/5 | Unknown | Unknown | 2009 | circa | 2 | Reddish-burgundy case leather exterior with embossed print. Gold coloured clasp and hinges. Interior of case has a reddish-burgundy moulded base and white satin padded lid insert. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This watch was given to Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Prime Minister Topolanek of the Czech Republic during a bilateral meeting in the Czech Republic. This visit coincided with the Canada-EU Summit held on May 6 2009. At this meeting Prime Minister Harper stated his concerns over an influx of Czech asylum seekers to Canada and warned that he would take action if the situation did not improve. (ref.3) | Used to display and store watch. | Taken from curatorial worksheet: This is a mechanical watch a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of the natural motion of the wearer’s arm. It has a power reserve of 38 hours and is accurate to -6 to +24 seconds per day. (ref.1) Prim is based out of Broumov Czech Republic and has been manufacturing watches since 1949. The internal watch movements are based on findings that date back to the Prague Astronomical Clock known as the “Orloj” which was built in 1410. Towards the end of the 20th century Prim began producing only high-end custom luxury watches at a rate of roughly 5 000 a year. In 2011 the company established divisions in North America Japan and South America. (ref.2) | Horology | Watches | Wrist | skin->leather;metal->;fibre->satin;fibre->velvet | 31.5 | 22 | 4.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0197.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2014.0197.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 17541 | 17541 | 1975.0609.001 | Car Lidgerwood | WOOD CAR/ CAST IRON CYLINDERS AND BED/ STEEL GEARS | BULLOCK | Allis-Chalmers | Canada | Québec | Montréal | 1918 | 1 | WITH ARCH BAR TRUCKS (SIMPLEX PATTERN)/ PAINTED | UNLOADING BALLAST CARS | IMPORTANT EARLY MACHINE USED IN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | Railway Transportation | Rolling stock | Work equipment | wood->;metal->cast-iron;metal->steel | 975 | 315 | 400 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1975.0609.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1975.0609.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 11916 | 11916 | 1971.0674.001 | Windmill | STEEL/ CAST-IRON | BEATTY PUMPER | Beatty Bros. Ltd. | Canada | Ontario | Fergus | 1920 | circa | 2 | GALVANIZED | POWER EQUIPMENT SERVICE EQUIPMENT/ TO PUMP WATER | REPRESENTATIVE OF TOWER WINDMILLES OF EARLY 1900'S | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel;metal->cast-iron | 2.30 M | 2.20 M | 15.30 M | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1971.0674.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1971.0674.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 13076 | 13076 | 1972.0520.001 | Generator | WOOD/ IRON/ COPPER/ TIN/ BRASS | DELUX 37 | WINCHARGER CORP. | United States of America | Iowa | Sioux city | 7 | SEE SUPP. INFO. FOR DETAILED FINISH FOR INDIVIDUAL PARTS | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | Energy-electric | Generation | wood->;metal->iron;metal->copper;metal->tin;metal->brass | 170 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1972.0520.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1972.0520.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||||
| 99374 | 99374 | 2008.0027.001 | Windmill head | Metal mechanism | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 2 | Semi polished metal/ Small crumpled piece of pop can triangular shape attached to artifact with a piece of wire | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Windmill head sample is in excellent original condition. Sales/demonstration items command an exceedingly high price on the open market and this sample from a small Ontario firm is clearly much rarer than any from the large American firms. Mr. Mott mounted the sample on a wooden base on which he has written the name of the firm. | Small scale model of the operating mechanism of a windmill head was used by the Whitman Brothers to market their windmills at fairs across southwestern Ontario. | Scaled down version of a windmill head. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 30 | 18 | 27 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0027.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0027.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99376 | 99376 | 2008.0028.001 | Vane wind | Galvanized steel sheeting and pole/ unfinished wood frame | Baker | Heller-Aller Co. | United States of America | Ohio | Napoleon | 1923 | after | 1 | Unfinished wooden frame/ Galvanized steel sheeting and piping/ Black print with red border around the edge | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. This tail was found by Mr. Mott in the stockroom of a hardware store in the Sarnia area. It was never mounted to a windmill and therefore despite being covered in dust it is in excellent original condition. The practice of placing the name of the retailer having exclusive rights to a sales region was most commonly found with American-built windmills. One side of this vane bears the name of the vendor and the other that of the windmill manufacturer. When mounted to a windmill head with their names visible it served as an excellent advertising tool for both parties. | Windmill tail used for advertising. Vane was never mounted to a windmill. | The design of Heller-Aller windmill heads meant that the complete head gearing mechanism was enclosed in a cast iron box that would be filled with oil when the windmills was being installed. Many windmill collectors attribute the longevity of these windmills to this development. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal;wood | 230 | 109 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0028.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0028.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99377 | 99377 | 2008.0029.001 | Vane wind | galvanized steel | Brantford | Goold Shapley & Muir Ltd. | 1910 | circa | 1 | galvanized steel with black stencilled print | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. This firm had it fingers in many agricultural technology pies from windmills to portable gas engines and feed grinders to the earliest generation of Canadian-built kerosene tractors. This vane bears the firm's Brantford Self-Oiling brand name. It was never mounted to a windmill so in excellent original condition. | Wind vane used as an advertising display. Vane was never mounted to a windmill. | Lubrication of the gearing and maintenance of the windmill head was a major challenge for the user and the firm played on their technological advantage on this vane as well as in its print advertising. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | 232 | 76.5 | 13 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0029.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0029.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99378 | 99378 | 2008.0030.001 | Vane wind | galvanized steel/ aluminium | Toronto | Ontario Wind Engine & Pump Co. | Canada | Ontario | 1920 | circa | 6 | Light blue paint over galvanized steel/ black stenciled print on both sides of vane and along the rod | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. The majority of this windmill including its sections are made of galvanized. The sections are fixed to a central hub. A vane is used to "catch" the wind and direct the sections to face into the wind. The gear box was mounted directly on top of and pivoted the tip of the tower. Unlike many of its windmill manufacturing contemporaries the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company sold a complete line of yard well pumps as well as pitcher models designed to be mounted beside the kitchen sink. These windmills were marketed across Canada through a network of dealers. As was most often the instance Toronto windmills would have been only one of the many products carried by these largely rural retailers. Through the representation of a large range of different types of equipment from wagons to windmills an individual retailer was able to carve out a successful market niche. This windmill as with all the others Mr. Mott displayed in his yard is in excellent operable condition. It is uncertain if the painted trademark on the vane is original or whether Mr. Mott copied it from another in his collection. | Integral part of a windmill. All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | The most important technological feature of the Toronto was its enclosed and self-oiling gear box. The self-oiling function became commonly available in the United States and Canada in the period just after WWI. Elgin Wind Power and Pump is credited with being the first firm to offer a truly self-oiling gear box. Like the majority of the other fixed vane technology windmills the "Toronto" was equipped with a rod from the gear box to near the ground that allowed it to be taken out of gear to prevent damage in heavy windstorms. Another of its notable technological features that was used to differentiate from the competition was the mounting a metal ring through the centre of the vanes part of the way end from the outer edge. This feature had the effect of offering much greater vane stability in strong winds. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | 224 | 90 | 4 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99379 | 99379 | 2008.0030.002 | Wind vane head & casing | galvanized steel | Toronto | Ontario Wind Engine & Pump Co. | Canada | Ontario | 1920 | circa | 6 | Light blue paint over galvanized steel/ unpainted galvanized steel/ Pair of pliers was left attached to the rim of the casing and rusted in place/ Spokes attached/ | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. The majority of this windmill including its sections are made of galvanized. The sections are fixed to a central hub. A vane is used to "catch" the wind and direct the sections to face into the wind. The gear box was mounted directly on top of and pivoted the tip of the tower. Unlike many of its windmill manufacturing contemporaries the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company sold a complete line of yard well pumps as well as pitcher models designed to be mounted beside the kitchen sink. These windmills were marketed across Canada through a network of dealers. As was most often the instance Toronto windmills would have been only one of the many products carried by these largely rural retailers. Through the representation of a large range of different types of equipment from wagons to windmills an individual retailer was able to carve out a successful market niche. This windmill as with all the others Mr. Mott displayed in his yard is in excellent operable condition. It is uncertain if the painted trademark on the vane is original or whether Mr. Mott copied it from another in his collection. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | The most important technological feature of the Toronto was its enclosed and self-oiling gear box. The self-oiling function became commonly available in the United States and Canada in the period just after WWI. Elgin Wind Power and Pump is credited with being the first firm to offer a truly self-oiling gear box. Like the majority of the other fixed vane technology windmills the "Toronto" was equipped with a rod from the gear box to near the ground that allowed it to be taken out of gear to prevent damage in heavy windstorms. Another of its notable technological features that was used to differentiate from the competition was the mounting a metal ring through the centre of the vanes part of the way end from the outer edge. This feature had the effect of offering much greater vane stability in strong winds. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | 188 | 188 | 73 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99380 | 99380 | 2008.0030.003 | Blade windmill | galvanized steel | Toronto | Ontario Wind Engine & Pump Co. | Canada | Ontario | 1920 | circa | 6 | Blades are galvanized metal with light blue painted leading edges/ Structural supports outer rims and inner rims are made of unpainted galvanized steel | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. The majority of this windmill including its sections are made of galvanized. The sections are fixed to a central hub. A vane is used to "catch" the wind and direct the sections to face into the wind. The gear box was mounted directly on top of and pivoted the tip of the tower. Unlike many of its windmill manufacturing contemporaries the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company sold a complete line of yard well pumps as well as pitcher models designed to be mounted beside the kitchen sink. These windmills were marketed across Canada through a network of dealers. As was most often the instance Toronto windmills would have been only one of the many products carried by these largely rural retailers. Through the representation of a large range of different types of equipment from wagons to windmills an individual retailer was able to carve out a successful market niche. This windmill as with all the others Mr. Mott displayed in his yard is in excellent operable condition. It is uncertain if the painted trademark on the vane is original or whether Mr. Mott copied it from another in his collection. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | The most important technological feature of the Toronto was its enclosed and self-oiling gear box. The self-oiling function became commonly available in the United States and Canada in the period just after WWI. Elgin Wind Power and Pump is credited with being the first firm to offer a truly self-oiling gear box. Like the majority of the other fixed vane technology windmills the "Toronto" was equipped with a rod from the gear box to near the ground that allowed it to be taken out of gear to prevent damage in heavy windstorms. Another of its notable technological features that was used to differentiate from the competition was the mounting a metal ring through the centre of the vanes part of the way end from the outer edge. This feature had the effect of offering much greater vane stability in strong winds. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 99381 | 99381 | 2008.0030.004 | Bonnet windmill | galvanized steel | Toronto | Ontario Wind Engine & Pump Co. | Canada | Ontario | 1920 | circa | 6 | galvanized steel | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. The majority of this windmill including its sections are made of galvanized. The sections are fixed to a central hub. A vane is used to "catch" the wind and direct the sections to face into the wind. The gear box was mounted directly on top of and pivoted the tip of the tower. Unlike many of its windmill manufacturing contemporaries the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company sold a complete line of yard well pumps as well as pitcher models designed to be mounted beside the kitchen sink. These windmills were marketed across Canada through a network of dealers. As was most often the instance Toronto windmills would have been only one of the many products carried by these largely rural retailers. Through the representation of a large range of different types of equipment from wagons to windmills an individual retailer was able to carve out a successful market niche. This windmill as with all the others Mr. Mott displayed in his yard is in excellent operable condition. It is uncertain if the painted trademark on the vane is original or whether Mr. Mott copied it from another in his collection. | The bonnet is a protective cover over the windmill head. All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | The most important technological feature of the Toronto was its enclosed and self-oiling gear box. The self-oiling function became commonly available in the United States and Canada in the period just after WWI. Elgin Wind Power and Pump is credited with being the first firm to offer a truly self-oiling gear box. Like the majority of the other fixed vane technology windmills the "Toronto" was equipped with a rod from the gear box to near the ground that allowed it to be taken out of gear to prevent damage in heavy windstorms. Another of its notable technological features that was used to differentiate from the competition was the mounting a metal ring through the centre of the vanes part of the way end from the outer edge. This feature had the effect of offering much greater vane stability in strong winds. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | 29 | 42 | 53 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.004.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.004.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99382 | 99382 | 2008.0030.005 | Spring governor | coiled metal | Toronto | Ontario Wind Engine & Pump Co. | Canada | Ontario | 1920 | circa | 6 | metal spring with a hook at each end/ painted light blue | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. The majority of this windmill including its sections are made of galvanized. The sections are fixed to a central hub. A vane is used to "catch" the wind and direct the sections to face into the wind. The gear box was mounted directly on top of and pivoted the tip of the tower. Unlike many of its windmill manufacturing contemporaries the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company sold a complete line of yard well pumps as well as pitcher models designed to be mounted beside the kitchen sink. These windmills were marketed across Canada through a network of dealers. As was most often the instance Toronto windmills would have been only one of the many products carried by these largely rural retailers. Through the representation of a large range of different types of equipment from wagons to windmills an individual retailer was able to carve out a successful market niche. This windmill as with all the others Mr. Mott displayed in his yard is in excellent operable condition. It is uncertain if the painted trademark on the vane is original or whether Mr. Mott copied it from another in his collection. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | The most important technological feature of the Toronto was its enclosed and self-oiling gear box. The self-oiling function became commonly available in the United States and Canada in the period just after WWI. Elgin Wind Power and Pump is credited with being the first firm to offer a truly self-oiling gear box. Like the majority of the other fixed vane technology windmills the "Toronto" was equipped with a rod from the gear box to near the ground that allowed it to be taken out of gear to prevent damage in heavy windstorms. Another of its notable technological features that was used to differentiate from the competition was the mounting a metal ring through the centre of the vanes part of the way end from the outer edge. This feature had the effect of offering much greater vane stability in strong winds. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | 61.5 | 3 | 3 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.005.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.005.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99383 | 99383 | 2008.0030.006 | Tower windmill | metal | Toronto | Ontario Wind Engine & Pump Co. | Canada | Ontario | 1920 | circa | 6 | Rough metal/ evidence of grey paint | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. The majority of this windmill including its sections are made of galvanized. The sections are fixed to a central hub. A vane is used to "catch" the wind and direct the sections to face into the wind. The gear box was mounted directly on top of and pivoted the tip of the tower. Unlike many of its windmill manufacturing contemporaries the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company sold a complete line of yard well pumps as well as pitcher models designed to be mounted beside the kitchen sink. These windmills were marketed across Canada through a network of dealers. As was most often the instance Toronto windmills would have been only one of the many products carried by these largely rural retailers. Through the representation of a large range of different types of equipment from wagons to windmills an individual retailer was able to carve out a successful market niche. This windmill as with all the others Mr. Mott displayed in his yard is in excellent operable condition. It is uncertain if the painted trademark on the vane is original or whether Mr. Mott copied it from another in his collection. | Metal tower for a windmill with loop steps. All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | The most important technological feature of the Toronto was its enclosed and self-oiling gear box. The self-oiling function became commonly available in the United States and Canada in the period just after WWI. Elgin Wind Power and Pump is credited with being the first firm to offer a truly self-oiling gear box. Like the majority of the other fixed vane technology windmills the "Toronto" was equipped with a rod from the gear box to near the ground that allowed it to be taken out of gear to prevent damage in heavy windstorms. Another of its notable technological features that was used to differentiate from the competition was the mounting a metal ring through the centre of the vanes part of the way end from the outer edge. This feature had the effect of offering much greater vane stability in strong winds. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.006.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0030.006.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 99384 | 99384 | 2008.0031.001 | Blade windmill | metal galvanized steel | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | Blades are possibly made of galvanized metal with light green paint/ Structural supports outer rims and inner rims are made of unpainted galvanized steel | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 99385 | 99385 | 2008.0031.002 | Governor | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | mustard yellow paint over metal | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 94 | 48 | 132 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99386 | 99386 | 2008.0031.003 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | reddish paint/ 0ne chain attached/ series of bolts | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 224 | 77 | 28 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99387 | 99387 | 2008.0031.004 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | very corroded metal/ evidence of frame having a full sheet of metal covering the entire interior | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 109 | 83.5 | 2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.004.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.004.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99388 | 99388 | 2008.0031.005 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | metal rod with chain/ rod and chain have an oily substance on them | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 148 | 7 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.005.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.005.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99389 | 99389 | 2008.0031.006 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | L shaped metal bar | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 122.5 | 19 | 3 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.006.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.006.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99390 | 99390 | 2008.0031.007 | Gear windmill | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | machined metal gear/ mustard yellow paint/ 2 screw holes/ 22 teeth | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 3.5 | 11.7 cm | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.007.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.007.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 99391 | 99391 | 2008.0031.008 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | metal/ mustard yellow paint/ looks like a cap with screw | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 13 | 9.2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.008.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.008.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 99392 | 99392 | 2008.0031.009 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | triangular shaped part/ rusty metal | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 23.5 | 23 | 7 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.009.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.009.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99393 | 99393 | 2008.0031.010 | Windmill part | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | triangular shaped part/ rusty metal | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 21 | 19 | 10 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.010.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.010.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99394 | 99394 | 2008.0031.011 | Sheave | metal | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | metal/ mustard yellow paint | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.011.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.011.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99395 | 99395 | 2008.0031.012 | Spoke windmill | metal galvanized steel | Whitman Bros. | Canada | Ontario | Ridgetown | 1890 | circa | 12 | galvanized metal/ 6 individual spokes not attached to governor | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. Whitman Brothers is an excellent example of the smaller end of the Canadian windmill manufacturing industry that had to rely on close relations with the local community for its sales base. Although these firms existed across much of the rest of Ontario for some reason there was an inordinate number in small communities across southwestern Ontario. For example the "Pepper" windmill a contemporary of the Whitman was manufactured in Forest Ontario a community not that far from its home in Ridgetown. Due to its rarity Mr. Mott did not feel comfortable mounting the Whitman to a tower/derrick for display/operation in his yard. From original Whitman advertising material he was able to copy and from extant examples he was able to examine in farmer's yards Mr. Mott determined the Whitman derrick was one of the earliest in Canada to be made of galvanized metal. This windmill is in very good original condition. | Part of a windmill/ All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | This windmill is referred to as a "back geared open" model. This meant the gearing sat just behind the central pivot point of the top of the tower and that the mechanism was open to the weather. This meant that although it was easy to monitor its operation from the ground it was necessary to climb the tower to grease or otherwise maintain the mechanism. This style of windmill was most commonly manufactured prior to 1900. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal->steel | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.012.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0031.012.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||||
| 99396 | 99396 | 2008.0032.001 | Blade windmill | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden blades painted white with red tips. Metal hardware. | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | One of six sail sections. All parts to this catalogue number form a vaneless windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.001.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99397 | 99397 | 2008.0032.002 | Tower windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Metal; primarily painted grey with red tower cap and guide casting on steel top. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 36 | 36 | 157 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.002.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.002.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99398 | 99398 | 2008.0032.003 | Main frame windmill | metal/ wood | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Metal primarily painted red. Unfinished piece of wood in centre. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal;wood | 174 | 117 | 48 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.003.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.003.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99399 | 99399 | 2008.0032.004 | Windmill part | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Red painted metal frame with nuts and bolts. | Frame to which the sail sections attach to. All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 71.5 | 83.5 | 7.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.004.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.004.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 99400 | 99400 | 2008.0032.005 | Weight balance | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Painted red counter-weight ball mounted on a painted white triangular frame | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 215 | 31.5 | 32 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.005.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.005.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99401 | 99401 | 2008.0032.006 | Weight governor | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Painted red counter-weight ball mounted on a painted white metal pole | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 109 | 14 | 16 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.006.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.006.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99402 | 99402 | 2008.0032.007 | Platform windmill | wood | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden platform painted white/ paint has weathered | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood | 80 | 73 | 6.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.007.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.007.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99403 | 99403 | 2008.0032.008 | Brace | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | wood painted white/ red painted metal hardware | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.008.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.008.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99404 | 99404 | 2008.0032.009 | Brace | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | wood painted white/ red painted metal hardware | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.009.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.009.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99405 | 99405 | 2008.0032.010 | Brace | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | wood painted white/ red painted metal hardware | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.010.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.010.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||
| 99406 | 99406 | 2008.0032.011 | Arm windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Fused metal rods. Painted red. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.011.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.011.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99407 | 99407 | 2008.0032.012 | Arm windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Fused metal rods. Painted red. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.012.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.012.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99408 | 99408 | 2008.0032.013 | Arm windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Fused metal rods. Painted red. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.013.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.013.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99409 | 99409 | 2008.0032.014 | Arm windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Fused metal rods. Painted red. (this windmill arm is different than the others (.11 - .16)) | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.014.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.014.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99410 | 99410 | 2008.0032.015 | Arm windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Fused metal rods. Painted red. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.015.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.015.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99411 | 99411 | 2008.0032.016 | Arm windmill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Fused metal rods. Painted red. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 84.5 | 10 | 6 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.016.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.016.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99412 | 99412 | 2008.0032.017 | Shifting fork | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | metal/ painted red/ | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 72 | 16 | 11 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.017.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.017.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99413 | 99413 | 2008.0032.018 | Windmill part | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | metal/ painted red/ piece of pop can attached for identification | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 9.3 | 9.3 | 1.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.018.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.018.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||||
| 99414 | 99414 | 2008.0032.019 | Stop mill | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Painted red metal. | Stop to hold mill from rising. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 14.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.019.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.019.aa.cs.thumb.png | |||||||||||||||
| 99415 | 99415 | 2008.0032.020 | Windmill part | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | metal/ painted red/ There are 14 pieces all identical/ Two are attached together with a metal string/ Piece of pop can attached for identification | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 28.8 | 2 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.020.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.020.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99416 | 99416 | 2008.0032.021 | Windmill part | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | metal/ painted red/ There are 4 identical pieces/ Two have a bolt through them and two are loose | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | 10 | 1.7 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.021.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2008.0032.021.aa.cs.thumb.png | ||||||||||||||
| 99417 | 99417 | 2008.0032.022 | Windmill part | metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | metal/ nuts and bolts | Mr. Mott actively collected windmills after his retirement from Ontario Hydro in the mid 1970s. Before that he acquired windmills as he came across them in the course of his lineman duties in south central and southwestern Ontario. | All parts to this catalogue number form a windmill. Nuts and bolts used to assemble the windmill. | Sectional windmills were most commonly built of wood though models with metal sections were available as an option from some manufacturers (including Elgin Wind Power). The wheel sections of this wooden windmill fold open and closed. This means the sections pivot in and out to regulate the amount of their surface area that is exposed to the wind. The control on this activity to prevent the windmill from spinning out of control and breaking is affected through the use of a cast iron governing/counter weight. The easiest (and best) way to understand this process is to stand with your back to the wind and try opening and closing an umbrella. The combination of the tendency of the sections to swing into the wind and of the counter-weight's control over the opening and closing of the sections has the key effect of regulating the windmill's speed/action. Unlike a fixed vane windmill the wheel sections of vaneless windmills turn behind the derrick. Although by the turn of the century it was most common to use angle iron in the construction of windmill towers wooden Hummers were equipped with a wooden tower on which was mounted a maintenance platform. The edge of the platform (as is the instance with this example) was often equipped with decorative ironwork by the owner. Given the majority of the components of this style of windmill were made of wood of those examples currently in existence many ave had those parts replaced. Mr. Mott took great care to use the proper wood (cypress) and even went to the extent of using hand boring tools used in the windmill industry of the period to make holes for the iron bolts. He also took care to ensure his wooden windmills were kept painted to prevent the onset of rot. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | metal | ||||||||||||||||||
| 99418 | 99418 | 2008.0032.023 | Blade windmill | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden blades painted white with red tips. Metal hardware. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 99419 | 99419 | 2008.0032.024 | Blade windmill | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden blades painted white with red tips. Metal hardware. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 99420 | 99420 | 2008.0032.025 | Blade windmill | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden blades painted white with red tips. Metal hardware. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 99421 | 99421 | 2008.0032.026 | Blade windmill | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden blades painted white with red tips. Metal hardware. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 99422 | 99422 | 2008.0032.027 | Blade windmill | wood/ metal | Hummer | Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co. | United States of America | Illinois | Elgin | 1918 | circa | 33 | Wooden blades painted white with red tips. Metal hardware. | Agriculture | Power sources | Wind | wood;metal |
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