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OBJECT TYPE: VEEDER COUNTER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0835.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME AND GEARS, ETC. (OUTER GEARS ON ONE SIDE ARE BRASS (?))

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 24.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Calculating devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED WITH AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE/CALCULATE THE HEIGHT OF S SHELLS FIXED FROM A FIXED DISTANCE. NRC DEFENCE-RELATED PROJECTED.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC HEIGHT COMPUTER SCHENECTADY N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.' STAMPED ON PLATE ATTACHED TO FRAME/ 'D 76 DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG' ON PLATE ATTACHED TO FRAME (D76 POSSIBLY A PART NO.)/ 'VEEDER COUNTER FROM RANGE SYSTEM OF G.E. HEIGHT COMPUTER H. GARDINER' HANDWRITTEN ON ATTACHED TAG (NOW IN SUPP. INFO.)/ 'COMPUTER MAXIM. HEIGHT SHIP TO 0 20 INVENTORY' HANDWRITTEN ON ATTACHEDTAGE (NOW IN SUPP. INFO. FILE).
Missing: N/A
Finish: FRAME IS PAINTED GREY.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Calculator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0835, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0835.001/

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