Linear expansion apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1081.001

MANUFACTURER: Central Scientific Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.5 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Thermal & thermal conductivity
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: CENCO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR DEMONSTRATING AND MEASURING CHANGES IN LENGTH OF A WIRE WITH HEATING
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON THE FACE THERE IS A SCALE FROM 0 TO 5 TO 10 WITH GRADUATIONS AT EVERY HALF POINT/BELOW THIS IS THE MFG.'S NAME & TRADEMARK & BELOW THAT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS/BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF BASE IT IS WRITTEN U.S. PATENT
Missing: From CA of 01/04/2002 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: ON A BLACK RECTANGULAR METAL BASE IS FASTENED A POST TO THE LEFT SIDE WITH A SCALE & MULTIPLYING THE MECHANISM WHICH OPERATED THE POINTER ON THE SCALE ALL OF THIS IS CONNECTED BY A WIRE TO THE POST ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH HAS AN ADJUSTMENT SCREW TO TIGHTEN OR LOOSEN THE WIRE/THERE IS A BINDING POST MOUNTED AT BOTH ENDS
Decoration: N/A

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Central Scientific Co., Linear expansion apparatus, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1081, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1081.001/

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