Wavemeter

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0249.001

MANUFACTURER: MICO INSTRUMENT CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1134
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL; WOODEN STAND.

Dimensions

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

Length: 68.5 cm
Width: 15.1 cm
Height: 17.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MICO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1940-1971 (SEE SUPP. INFO.)
Canada: IT WAS A MUCH USED "TOOL" TO KEEP THE RADAR SYSTEMS AT S BAND TUNED, AND TO MEASURE THE WAVELENGTH OF TEST OSCILLATORS (COVINGTON)/ USED AT GOTH HILL OBSERVATORY.
Function: EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE "S BAND" RADAR EQUIPMENT: TO CHECK WAVELENGTHS OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF TEST OSCILLATORS.
Technical: ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE S BAND RADAR EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING INFO. APPEARS ON RULE AREA OF WAVEMETER: 'MICO INSTRUMENT CO./ CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A.' AND '1134'.
Missing: COMPLETE.
Finish: METER IS BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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MICO INSTRUMENT CO., Wavemeter, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1986.0249, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0249.001/

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