Electroscope

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OBJECT TYPE: PROJECTION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0983.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ GLASS/ BAKELITE/ PLASTIC/ WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 8.4 cm
Height: 27.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE & SIGN OF ELECTRICITY BY ELECTROSTATION ATTRACTION & REPULSION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAINTED ON THE SIDE IN YELLOW IS '240'
Missing: From CA of 01/04/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: THE MAIN BODY IS CYLINDRICAL IN SHAPE/ THERE IS A WIDER RING AROUND THE CENTER, WITH A SUPPORT ROD COMING OUT THE BOTTOM OF IT/ NEAR THE FRONT & ON THE TOP IS A CIRCULAR OPENING WHERE THE STUB WITH THE GOLD LEAF ARE PLACED. THE APPARATUS HAS 2 LENS, ONE AT THE FRONT & THE OTHER MIDWAY DOWN MAINBODY/ AT THE BACK IS THE LAMP
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Electroscope, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0983, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0983.001/

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