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OBJECT TYPE
PHOTO
DATE
1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0809.001
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SMOOTH STEEL CYLINDER, SENSOR SURROUNDED BY CONCENTRIC RINGS OF CLOTH TAPE, PLASTIC CAP, GLASS TIP.

Dimensions

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

Length
12.0 cm
Width
2.0 cm
Height
N/A
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
Unknown
Canada
DESIGNED AND BUILT AS PART OF JIM SWAIL'S PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AIDS FOR THE BLIND.
Function
LIGHT DETECTOR INDICATES BY SOUND IF LIGHTS ARE ON, DIRECTION OF WINDOWS, LIGHT FLASHING FOR TELEPHONE, OR PRESENCE OF PRINT ON A PAGE.
Technical
ONE OF THE FIRST EXAMPLES OF SPECIALIZED LABORATORY EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BLIND SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS. SWAIL WAS FIRST EMPLOYED BY NRC IN 1947, AND BUILT THESE FOR HIS USE THEN. MCSHEFFREY DESCRIBED IT TO ME IN 1985 AS A "VOLTMETER" - "A REAL MUSEUM PIECE" DATING FROM C.1960, THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF A WHOLE SET OF METERING INSTRUMENTS THAT SWAIL BUILT BEFORE 1964 WHEN THEY STARTED TO MODIFY EXISTING INSTRUMENTS, SUCH AS THE SIMPSON METERS. BUT FROM THE LITERATURE THIS CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE ORIGINAL 1948 "RADIO MULTIMETER" (SEE PHOTO, ONLY HANDLE HAS BEEN ADDED LATER) AND THIS MAY IN FACT BE THAT ORIGINAL ONE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"MADE --?--" PRINTED ON INNER PART.
Missing
N/A
Finish
CAP IS BLACK, CYLINDER IS SILVER-COLOURED.
Decoration
SIX.5 CM. DIAMETER HOLES DRILLED AROUND CYLINDER CLOSE TO CAP.

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