General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL (POSSIBLY BRASS)/ GLASS/ LEATHER/ WOOD BOX WITH METAL FITTINGS/ PAPER CHART WITH SYNTHETIC COVER

Dimensions

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

Length

53.5 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

14.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HURLIMAN

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Paris

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

OBTAINED FROM A WORKER AT NRC SPECTROSCOPY LAB.

Function

A TELESCOPE WITH A MICROMETER, WHICH IS A DEVICE FOR MEASURING ACCURATELY VERY SMALL DISTANCES IN THE VIEW OF THE TELESCOPE (1)./ GIVES ANGULAR MEASUREMENT OF THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT BEING OBSERVED.

Technical

USES TWO ADJUSTABLE METAL PLATES OR WIRES, PLACED PARALLEL IN THE FOCUS OF THE EYEPIECE OF A TELESCOPE, THAT COULD BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE IMAGE OF THE OBJECT WOULD BE ENCLOSED BETWEEN THEM; USED PRECISION SCREWS TO REGULATE THEPLATES WHICH ALLOWED FOR ACURATE READING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PAPER LABEL AFFIXED TO BOX LID INTERIOR READS 'A HURLIMAN/ PONTHUS & THERRODE/ SUCCESSEURS/ Constructeurs d'Instruments de Precision./ 6 rue Victor Considerant, Paris'/ INCISED GOLD WRITTEN LETTERING ON INSTRUMENT READING 'Lorieux Hurlimann succr a Paris'/ INCISED LETTERING READING 'T.S. 434' ON BOX & INSTRUMENT/ BLACK PRINTED CHART AFFIXED TO INSTRUMENT, WITH DEGREES & MINUTES ETC.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BRASS COLOURED & BLACK PAINTED METAL/ BLACK LEATHER COVERING TUBE/ PLATED METAL PARTS/ WOOD STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A