Oscillograph

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OBJECT TYPE: ANALOG/CATHODE RAY
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0436.001

MANUFACTURER: DRESSER SIE INC.
MODEL: VRO-6D
LOCATION: Houston, Texas, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 9371-K
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC DIAL CASING & PARTS/ METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 39.8 cm
Height: 58.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Petrochemical exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DRESSER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Texas
City: Houston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1958+
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: OIL EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT, USED WITH MIRRAGRAPH & CAMERA SWITCHING BOX AS PART OF SYSTEM WHICH ENABLED 'TECHNO' TAPES TO BE DISPLAYED & PROCESSED (EG. ALLOWED THE SEISMIC DATA RECORDED ON TAPES TO BE INTERPRETED).
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OFEQUIPMENT USED TO READ & PROCESS GEOPHYSICAL TAPES./ INVENTION OF CATHODE RAY TUBE LED RAPIDLY TO ITS USE IN OSCILLOSCOPES IN 1921. PREVIOUSLY, TO PICTURE A WAVE OF ELECTRICITY, A STRING GALVANOMETER WAS USED ALONG WITH A ROTATING MIRROR,... (*CONT'D ON WORKSHEET IN O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BLACK LETTERING READING 'SIE', 'OSCILLOGRAPH/ MODEL: VRO-6D SERIAL: 9371-K' & 'DRESSER SIE, INC./ HOUSTON, TEXAS, U.S.A.'
Missing: A SWITCH
Finish: MEDIUM GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING WITH BRUSHED METAL FRONT/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ CLEAR SYNTHETIC DIAL COVERS
Decoration: STRIP OF CORRUGATED CHROME PLATED METAL WITH TWO RED PAINTED STRIPES ACROSS CASING FRONT TOP/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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DRESSER SIE INC., Oscillograph, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1985.0436, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0436.001/

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