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OBJECT TYPE: TELESCOPE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0403.006

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING IRON) AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 52.0 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 58.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Observation equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TELESCOPE PROBABLY USED C. 1950S +
Canada: THIS TELESCOPE MAY HAVE BEEN USED AT THE DOMINION OBSERVATORY, OTTAWA ONT.
Function: TO OBSERVE CELESTIAL OBJECTS.
Technical: MIRROR MANUFACTURED BY UPC OPTICS; FOCAL LENGTH OF 63-1/2 IN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "EDMUND SCIENTIFIC CO." and "BARRINGTON N.J." cast in raised print on base./ "1 ½ " stamped into metal collar above weights./ Synthetic disk below weights is graduated circle marked 0-90-0-90 at 20 minute intervals, and is marked " Copyright 1958/ EDMUND SCIENTIFIC CO./ BARRINGTON, NEW JERSEY "
Missing: From CA of 11/23/2001 by David Daley: Undetermined - unknown
Finish: GREY WRINKLE-FINISH ENAMEL, WITH SILVER METAL AND SOME FLAT BLACK PAINTED COMPONENT PARTS.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Support, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0403, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0403.006/

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