Sinker, fishing line

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0770.018

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 18
Total Parts: 28
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LEAD (?); METAL; FIBRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 1.2 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: BETWEEN 1976 & 1982
Canada: DESPITE ITS SIZE, REPUTATION FOR INVULNERABILITY & REGULATORY CONTROLS OVER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION THE OCEAN RANGER & ALL 84 CREW MEMBERS WAS LOST DURING A STORM FEB. 15, 1982. OF THOSE KILLED 69 WERE CANADIANS.
Function: ITEMS CARRIED ABOARD OCEAN RANGER LIFEBOATS SPECIFICALLY, & TYPICAL OF ANY LIFEBOAT EQUIPMENT. THIS COLLECTION OF ITEMS IS NOT COMPLETE, BUT .21 'OCEAN RANGER LIFEBOAT CHECK LIST' DOES INVENTORY FULL COMPLEMENT TO BE CARRIED. KIT INCLUDES FIRST AID ITEMS, RATIONS, TOOLS & SIGNALING EQUIPMENT.
Technical: WHEN IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 1976 THE OCEAN RANGER WAS THE LARGEST, SELF-PROPELLED SEMISUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT IN THE WORLD (REPORT, p. vii)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings
Missing: N/A
Finish: OBLONG LEAD (?) SINKER, WITH SPIRAL METAL EXTENSIONS AT EACH END/ IN FAIR CONDITION - GREEN PATINA COVERS MOST OF SINKER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sinker, fishing line, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0770, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0770.018/

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