Measuring machine, thread

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0403.001

MANUFACTURER: TAYLOR, TAYLOR & HOBSON LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Leichester, England

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General Information

Serial #: 48 (.1)
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON/ STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 17.0 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: TAYLOR HOBSON
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Leichester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: MEASUREMENT OF SCREW THREADS/ BY SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE WIRE SIZE THAT WILL FIT IN THE THREAD HELIX, THE PITCH DIAMETER CAN BE MEASURED, WITH GREAT ACCURACY, USUALLY WITHIN 0.001 IN.
Technical: THIS SYTEM OF THREAD MEASUREMENT WAS VIRTUALLY UNIVERSAL UP UNTIL THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THE LATE 1950'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S NAME & SERIAL NO. INCISED ON.1 &.4/.1 GOLD DECAL ON END FRAME READING 'DEPT. OF MUNITIONS & SUPPLY, GOVT. PROPERTY', GREEN PAINTED 'G.A.S.'/.3 'IMB S702' SCRATCHED ON END/.6 'IMB 5701' SCRATCHED ON END
Missing: .3 MICROMETER HEAD/ .4 SCREW/ .6 MICROMETER
Finish: PAINTED GREY
Decoration: N/A

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TAYLOR, TAYLOR & HOBSON LTD., Measuring machine, thread, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1982.0403, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0403.001/

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