Avian physiology experiment

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0564.001

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council Canada
MODEL: DUCK HEAD WITH MASK
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Stuffed duck head; mask is modified plastic vial with wires attached/remains of dried rubber seal around beak once held mask tobeak/wooden support is made of cedar, the front part painted black.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: mid 1960s
Canada: O.Z. Roy and others at NRC involved in long term research programme on bird telemetry.
Function: Duck wore mask to measure respiration rate, oxygen consumption in flight.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mask has 'RIGO 16 MADE IN CANADA' on the bottom.
Missing: Wires are not connected with receptors. From CA of 08/29/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete
Finish: Duck head has dark brown and beige feathers, black beads for eyes/it's beak is dark brown on top and light brown underneath.
Decoration: N/A

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National Research Council Canada, Avian physiology experiment, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1985.0564, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0564.001/

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