Comparator, slip gauge
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4 IN.
- DATE
- 1932
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0400.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cussons, G. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Manchester, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON/ STEEL/ BRASS/ ALUMINUM/ WOOD BLOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 64.6 cm
- Width
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 33.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Precision tools
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cussons
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Manchester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1930'S & 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
MEASUREMENT OF ENGINEERING STANDARDS - Technical
-
TYPICAL OF CONTEMPORARY STANDARDS MEASURING EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF OPTICAL METHODS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE READING '4 in. Slip Gauge Comparator/ designed at N.P.L.', 'MADE BY G. CUSSONS LTD., MANCHESTER, ENGLAND', 'NO.2 1932', WITH MFR'S TRADEMARK
- Missing
- REFLECTING & OVERHEAD MIRRORS, SCREWS, WEIGHTS
- Finish
- PAINTED GRAY. ORIGINAL BLUE FINISH UNDER SCREWS. OUTSIDE WAS PROBABLY CRACKLE BLACK/ BROWN WOOD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cussons, G. Ltd., Comparator, slip gauge, 1932, Artifact no. 1982.0400, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0400.001/
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