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OBJECT TYPE: BEAM/ANALYTICAL/12 LBS.
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0381.001

MANUFACTURER: GURNEY
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL BASE & HANGER SUPPORTS/ NON-FERROUS METAL (POSSIBLY BRASS) PILLAR, BEAM, HANGER, SHACKLES, PANS & SUPPORTS, & WEIGHTS/ KNIFE-EDGES POSSIBLY AGATE

Dimensions

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

Length: 59.0 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 77.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Mass/weight
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GURNEY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING READING 'GURNEY/ HAMILTON' ON HANGER/ INCISED LETTERING ON BEAM READS '12 LB' ON ONE SIDE & ON OTHER 'ER', 'Q9' & '6209'/ BASE HAS 4 CLAW FEET/ HANGER SUPPORT HAS FILIGREE LIKE ORNAMENTATION
Missing: POSSIBLY 1 OR MORE WEIGHTS
Finish: HANGER SUPPORT, BASE & BALANCE BALL PAINTED YELLOW OVER ORIGINAL RED PAINTED FINISH/REMAINDER PAINTED FLAT SILVER-GREY OVER ORIGINAL PLATED FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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GURNEY, Balance, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1983.0381, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0381.001/

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