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- OBJECT TYPE
- TUNING FORK
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0426.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Westminster, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 117768
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD & GLASS COVER/ WOOD BASE/ CAST STEEL MECHANISM BASE/ STEEL/ BRASS/ METAL/ BAKELITE/ PLASTIC/ RUBBER/ PORCELAIN/ WIRE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 57.2 cm
- Width
- 21.7 cm
- Height
- 21.1 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MUIRHEAD
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Westminster
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE THAT GENERATES STANDARD FREQUENCY PULSES. POSSIBLY TO OPERATE MOTORS. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED ON BASE FRONT: 'MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ NO.117768'/ TERMINAL MARKING: '- + B 3 2 1'/ TOP PLASTIC PANEL: 'PATENT NO.233854'/ BACK LEFT: 'ON';'OFF' & RAISED ON BOTH BUTTONS: 'ARROW ARROW'/RAISED ON PORCELAIN INSULATOR INSIDE HOLLOW BASE: 'ARROW/ B60/23/ 8382/1/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ COTC LABEL '7340'AFFIXED TO TOP OF MECHANISM
- Missing
- From CA of 08/14/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- VARNISHED COVER & BASE/ MECHANISM BASE PAINTED BLACK WITHA CRINKLED SURFACE/ COMPONENTS PAINTED BLACK/ LACQUERED BRASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD., Relay, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1978.0426, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0426.001/
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