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OBJECT TYPE: PENDULUM
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0430.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: INGENTO 2
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON BASE; ALUMINUM AND BRASS SCALE AND PAN; CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.8 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Height: 10.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: SAMPLE OF DEVICE USED BY A CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHER IN HIS DARKROOM/ FROM E. FINN COLLECTION. HE WAS PHOTOGRAPHER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF QUEBEC BRIDGE OVER ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
Function: USED TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT OF PROPERTIES UP TO 18 OUNCES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON ARM: 'MADE IN/ GERMANY'/ ENGRAVED ON PILLAR: 'M [LOGO]'/ SCALE: 'OZ. 0 [TO] 18 [DIVIDED IN FOURTHS]'/ LABEL ON BOX: 'INGENTO SCALE No. 2/ Weights Up To 18 Ounces/ PRICE $1.25/ BJ [LOGO]/ TRADE MARK/ CHICAGO/ BURKE & JAMES'/ STAMPED ON BOX: 'EUG. M. FINN/ DO[?] PHOTOGRAPHER/ DESS[?] BLDG. MONTREAL' 'Made in Germa[?]' '248 18'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BASE PAINTED SHINY BLACK AND COPPER/ LACQUERED METAL PARTS/ BROWN BOX WITH WHITE LABELWITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Scale, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0430, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0430.001/

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