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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0733.001

MANUFACTURER: SPARTAN AIR SERVICES LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 167
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CASE: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL & GLASS PARTS/ FELT LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: 109.0 cm
Width: 38.1 cm
Height: 10.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Photogrammetry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SPARTAN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940s-1950s
Canada: Developed by the Dominion Forestry Service and manufactured by a Canadian firm.
Function: Used to 'superimpose' an aerial photo on to a map in such a manner that both have the same horizontal scale, details from the photo can be traced on to the map quickly & easily.
Technical: Creation of a simple, portable and relatively inexpensive instrument for practical applications in the forestry industry to replace the high precision, expensive, research instruments which were being produced in other countries at the time.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRASS- NICKEL PLATING; BLACK CRINKLE FINISH/ VARNISHED WOOD CASE; LINED WITH GREEN FELT
Decoration: N/A

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SPARTAN AIR SERVICES LTD., Seelyscope, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1977.0733, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0733.001/

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