Light meter, egg testing

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/AC
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0595.001

MANUFACTURER: DOUGLAS, BROWN & CAMPBELL LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Melbourne, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOUSING & SWITCH/ GLASS LAMP & VOLTMETER WINDOWS/ SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL & DIAL/ RUBBER? CORD & PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.6 cm
Width: 21.1 cm
Height: 43.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Poultry equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DOUGLAS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Melbourne

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR DETERMINING HOW BRIGHT A LAMP (LIGHT BULB) HAS TO BE FOR CANDLING EGGS I.E. CANDLING IS THE PROCESS OF HOLDING AN EGG UP BEFORE A BRIGHT LIGHT TO REVEAL CHARACTERISTICS OF IT'S INTERIOR CONDITION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'MELBOURNE/ EGG TESTING LIGHT/ METER/ DOUGLAS BROWN & CAMPBELL/ LIMITED/ MELBOURNE, ONTARIO'/ SWITCH PLATE READS: '110 V 1.5 A 25 60/ OFF HI LO/ VOLTS 52 56 58.5/ METER 35 45 55'/ METER PANEL READS: 'ALTERNATING CURRENT/ 0 15 30 45 60 75/ VOLTS/ Simpson/ MODEL NO. 59 PART NO. 6107'/ PIECE OF LAMP BOXTAPED TO TOP BACK READS: 'GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ PROJECTION LAMP/ PH/300T10P/ 120 V. MED. PREF./ PROJECTION/ C13'/ STICKER ON BASE READS: 'SPECIAL INSPECTION/ SERIES L- ACCEPTED/ BY THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMM. OF ONT.'
Missing: From CA of 07/11/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish: HOUSING METAL ENAMELLED BLACK/ FRONT PANEL & DIAL BLACK SYNTHETIC/ CORD & PLUG BLACK RUBBER?
Decoration: N/A

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DOUGLAS, BROWN & CAMPBELL LTD., Light meter, egg testing, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1979.0595, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0595.001/

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