General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal frame with steel cylinders and drill bit, metal piping, and fibre rope.

Dimensions

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

Length

218.3 cm

Width

208.0 cm

Height

298.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Hydrography/oceanography

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bedford

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

City

Dartmouth

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Used to obtain rock core samples from the ocean floor by means of a hydrostatically powered motor.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Large stickers on the proper front and back: "DARTMOUTH/ B I/ CANADA/ BEDFORD INSTITUTE/ P.O. BOX 1006, DARTMOUTH N.S."/ Sticker on the proper left sphere: "WARNING/ GAS UNDER HIGH/ PRESSURE./ DO NOT STRIKE/ ARC ON CYLINDER./ AVOID/ GROUNDING/ CYLINDER./ Linde/ CARBON DIOXIDE/ MADE IN CANADA, MANUFACTURE AU CANADA/ This cylinder is owned by or leased to Ce cylindre est posséde par ou loue a/ UNION/ CARBIDE [logo]/ UNION CARBIDE CANADA LIMITED - TORONTO/ AVERTISSE-/ MENT/ GAZ SOUS HAUTE/ PRESSION./ NE PAS FORMER/ D'ARC SUR LE/ CYLINDRE./ ÉVITER DE METTRE/ LE CYLINDRE/ À LA MASSE..

Missing

N/A

Finish

The unit has a yellow-finished metal frame with black-coloured metal legs, two white-finished spherical metal tanks and a white-finished cylindrical metal tank. One of the spheres has a black and white sticker. On the proper front, on one tank, and on the proper back of the frame there are large white, blue and red stickers. There are also some silver-coloured metal pipes and fittings.

Decoration

The Bedford stickers are in the shape of a shield and have a blue x-shaped cross on a white background.