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OBJECT TYPE: TUNED REED VIBRATOR/SUBMARINE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0708.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: P4
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE, STEEL REED, BRASS ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT, BRASS ADJUSTING ASSEMBLY, COPPER WOUND COILS ON FIBRE FORMS, BRASS CONTACT ASSEMBLIES, BRASS CONNECTING SCREW TERMINALS, CAPACITORS AND BOBPIN WOUND RESISTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1900-1920 (?)
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PRODUCE A PRECISE (FOR THE PERIOD) LOW FREQUENCY TONE. 30 TO 50 HZ. THE TONE MAY HAVE BEEN USED WITH AN INK RECORDER TO MONITOR THE TRANSMISSION QUALITY OF THE CABLE AND ASSIST IN FAULT LOCATION.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON BASE TOP: 'C.O.T.C./ T. 9953'/ 'P. NO.4' ON BOTTOM OF BASE/ RESISTANCE UNITS DESIGNATED '300W'
Missing: From CA of 09/26/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: BASE, GLOSS BLACK ENAMEL/ COIL WRAPS, BLACK FIBRE/ TERMINALS, POLISHED BRASS/ OTHER BRASS COMPONENTS, PLATED BRASS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Generator, tone, before 1930, Artifact no. 1967.0708, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0708.001/

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