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Object Name |
Caliper, Machining |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2022.018.001 |
Description |
Dark steel calipers used for measuring, usually diameter or thickness. Consists of two fixed pointed legs attached to a round steel button. HMK is stamped on one side and 1841 is stamped on the other. It is not certain if 1841 is the year made or some other connotation. |
Provenance |
Used by Hector MacKenzie, the founder of the Oil Well Supply Co. in Petrolia. The machine shop came into being in 1864 when it began manufacturing and supplying drilling and pumping equipment to the new oil fields. |
Dimensions |
H-1.2 W-4 L-25 cm |
Inscription Type |
Stamp |
Inscription Technique |
Stamped |
Inscription Location |
Both sides |
Inscription Text |
HMK 1841 |
Inscription Language |
English |
Search Terms |
Tools Oil Well Supply Co. Measuring Device Petroleum Industry Petrolia |
People |
MacKenzie, Hector |