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- OBJECT TYPE
- METAL
- DATE
- 1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0667.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BLIND & HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 52.0 cm
- Width
- 270.0 cm
- Height
- 6.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C.1978-1982
- Canada
-
PART OF AN EXHIBIT LINKED TO THE 'RNEWABLE ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT' SEPT 1978 - NOV 1982 IN A BUILDING AT THE RIDEAU FALLS FUNDED BY NRC; DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES & RESOURCES; & PUBLIC WORKS. REFLECTS CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION FOLLOWING ENERGY CRISIS OF 1973 - Function
-
USED TO LIMIT HEAT LOSS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A DWELLING AT NIGHT OR TO BLOCK OUT SOLAR RADIATION DURING DAYLIGHT SUMMER HOURS - Technical
-
PART OF NRC'S SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT WHOSE MAIN OBJECTIVES WERE 'THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NECESSARY CODES & STANDARDS FOR SOLARENERGY APPLICATIONS IN HOMES & BUILDINGS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AMONG CANADIAN MFG'S OF THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE RELIABLE & DURABLE SOLAR EQUIPMENT WHICH MEETS THESE STANDARDS' - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED MATTE BROWN ON ONE SIDE & 'SHINY' WHITE ON THE OTHER
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Blind, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1983.0667, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0667.001/
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