Laboratory apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0763.001

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: Various metals; wood; fabric pulleys and coverings; plastic

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.0 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: 69.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN CANADA AT MCGILL
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE MAGNETIC PULL OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT, IN EXPERIMENTS OF ELECTROMAGNETISM
Technical: PRECISION INSTRUMENT USED AS A TEACHING AID IN UNIVERSITY ELECTRICAL LABORATORY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Following info. incised into top of wooden base: "60 [cycles] / 220V /.5A [AMPS]"
Missing: Weights; possibly other parts/It would appear that two plates (mfr's) were at one time screwed to base, but are now missing
Finish: Top of base stained light brown/Areas of piece, such as upright supports and two oval "contacts" are covered in strips of light brown, coated fabric/Selected metal pieces have been painted black/Three curved "arms" may be bronze and bear green-cast and darkened areas
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Laboratory apparatus, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0763, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0763.001/

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