Artifacts

1940 results found. Records searched: 1940

1. Animal, Stuffed

   One stuffed camel toy, very stiff with wheels under each foot, string attached to front axle to be pulled along by, brown felt with brown fur on tail, humps, neck, head, and front legs, leather muzzle and red saddle with yellow trim.

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2. Anvil, Shoemaker's

   a) SHOEMAKER ANVIL:Made from heavy steel; consists of two flattened areas that resemble the soles of shoes, one looks to be for a child sized shoe; the flattened areas come together at a 90 degree angle with the toes pointing towards eachother; along the inside is a recessed ridge that runs from toe to toe; there are raised letters on one side of the ridege that reads "SNOWS HANDY LAST Rd 140731" there is a rectangular shaped hole that allows 201...

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3. Apron, Fraternal

   APRON: a Master Mason Apron; square of white lambskin bordered on three sides with a Cambridge Blue ribbon; the top edge has a triangular flap that hangs down; there are three rosettes made of the same blue material as the border each with a metal button in the centre adorned with the masonic square and compass; at the base of the triangle's corners is a strip of ribbon with silver coloured metal pieces that have been molded into the shape of sev...

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4. Ashtray

   One ASHTRAY. It consists of an ashtray on a stand of three small hockey sticks. The top of the ashtray is a circular piece of wood, which has a carved out section in the middle. A ceramic or other material ashtray would probably have been inserted into this hollowed out section in order to keep the wood clean, and to make it easier to get rid of the ash. The hollowed out section is created by gently tapering the sides of the wooden hemi-sphere. B...

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5. Ashtray

   ASHTRAY: This ash tray is off-white in colour and square shaped with gold rim. The corners are rounded. It has a picture of a blue shield with a global map centered over the north pole in the center of the shield. The word "CANADA" is printed above the map and the word "JAYCEES" is printed below the map, both within the blue shield. The tray has three slots on each of the four sides. On the bottom of the plate is a gold stamp that is not centered...

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6. Attachment, Lathe

   One LATHE CLAMP. Iron rod with a forge welded eye bolt on one end and screw edges on the other end. The iron rod goes directly through a wooden rectangular block that can slide along this iron rod. Holding it on the rod is a screw end with a metal washer and nut.

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7. Attachment, Lathe

   One LATHE DOG. Made of thick iron which has rusted and corroded. There is a circular center piece that has an L shaped piece attached to one end and a metal screw through the other end. The screw goes right through the circular piece. It also has a thin metal wire tied around the top that is rusticated and corroded.

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8. Auger

   Item is parabolic shaped, black in colour, and made of metal. The sides has two pieces that curved down and around halfway. The top of the item has a hole with screw marks in it. The inner part of the item is rusted, except for at the edge.

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9. Auger

   AUGER: This auger bit tool would have been chucked into a tool called a bit brace and turned by hand. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit 15" length. This auger bit has been invented by Russell Jennings in 1855. It has a double twist, a screw point to anchor it, and spurs to cut a clean hole. The tip of this auger helps to keep the bit centred so that it can accurately drill in a straight line. This auger bit tips is produce...

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10. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit is more often used by the woodworker to bore holes than any other type of bit. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit. It consists of four main parts: the cutting end, the twist, the shank, and the tang. The cutting end consists of a feed screw, the spurs, which cut the fibers around the edge of the hole; and the lips, which follow the spurs and cut out the wood. The twist carries the chips, made by the c...

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11. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit is more often used by the woodworker to bore holes than any other type of bit. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit. It consists of four main parts: the cutting end, the twist, the shank, and the tang. The cutting end consists of a feed screw, the spurs, which cut the fibers around the edge of the hole; and the lips, which follow the spurs and cut out the wood. The twist carries the chips, made by the c...

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12. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit tool would have been chucked into a tool called a bit brace and turned by hand. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit 17 1/2" length. It has a solid center and a spur. Spur, also known as 'nibs', are responsible for cutting around the outer perimeter of the hole before the lips begin boring the rest of it. This prevents splintering as the bit penetrates the surface of the wood, and keeps the edges of the ...

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13. Auger

    AUGER: metal pole with flighting at end; handles have black plastic grips on end; 124cm long, 37.5cm wide handle, 6.5cm wide flighting.

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14. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit is more often used by the woodworker to bore holes than any other type of bit. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit. It consists of four main parts: the cutting end, the twist, the shank, and the tang. The cutting end consists of a feed screw, the spurs, which cut the fibers around the edge of the hole; and the lips, which follow the spurs and cut out the wood. The twist carries the chips, made by the c...

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15. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit is more often used by the woodworker to bore holes than any other type of bit. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit. It consists of four main parts: the cutting end, the twist, the shank, and the tang. The cutting end consists of a feed screw, the spurs, which cut the fibers around the edge of the hole; and the lips, which follow the spurs and cut out the wood. The twist carries the chips, made by the c...

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16. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit tool would have been chucked into a tool called a bit brace and turned by hand. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit 19 1/2" length.This auger bit has been invented by Russell Jennings in 1855. It has a double twist, a screw point to anchor it, and spurs to cut a clean hole. The tip of this auger helps to keep the bit centred so that it can accurately drill in a straight line. This auger bit tips is prod...

    Record Type: Artifacts

    
17. Auger

    AUGER: This auger bit is more often used by the woodworker to bore holes than any other type of bit. There's appearance of rust on some spot of this auger bit. It consists of four main parts: the cutting end, the twist, the shank, and the tang. The cutting end consists of a feed screw, the spurs, which cut the fibers around the edge of the hole; and the lips, which follow the spurs and cut out the wood. The twist carries the chips, made by the c...

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18. Auger, Pump

    One pump AUGER. Item has a square tapered shank. Shank slotted for lock key, the tip has a very loose curl to it. Painted black, possibly by Museum staff. Stamped "W. Beebe".

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19. Auger, Pump

    PUMP AUGER: Item is cylindrical in shape and there is a sharp cut downwards on the side of the blade that tappers out to a handle at the bottom of the item. The back of the items curves upwards. The proper right aide of the blade the top portion curls inward creating a crescent moon shape when looking at it dead on. On the handle, a rectangular spot is cut through the piece, there is also a circle cuts on the proper left of the blade. The front...

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20. Auger, Pump

    PUMP AUGER: Item is cylindrical in shape and there is a sharp cut downwards on the side of the blade that tappers out to a handle at the bottom of the item. The back of the items curves upwards. The proper right aide of the blade the top portion has a tight curl inwards to a point. There is a rectangle cut out on the handle. The inside of the blade is also spotted with rust but it is mostly dark grey in colour closer to the handle, whereas ther...

    Record Type: Artifacts