Tensiometer

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OBJECT TYPE: Aircraft cable/0 TO 100
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0607.001

MANUFACTURER: PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC CO.
MODEL: T5-5005-111-00
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 547
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. non-ferrous metal - likely aluminum; glass window; paper or card stock face.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.4 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 3.6 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PACIFIC
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Latest patent indicated on instrument is 1944.
Canada: Unknown
Function: An aircraft cable tensiometer is an instrument used to measure the tension of control cables used in aircraft.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed lettering on face reads: "T5/CABLE TENSIOMETER/PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMPANY/LOS ANGELES 23 -- SAN FRANCISCO 7/PATENT 2285571 U.S.A./PATENTED 1943 CANADA/PATENTED 1944 GREAT BRITAIN"; lettering [no's. stamped or engraved] on mfr's plate on back reads: "MODEL T5-5005-111-00/SERIAL NO. 547/PACIFIC SCIENTIRIC COMPANY/LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black body; grey triggers & pointer lock; white face with black lettering & graduated numbering; red hand; clear window.
Decoration: None.

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PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC CO., Tensiometer, after 1943, Artifact no. 1967.0607, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0607.001/

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