Magnetic instrument set

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE
DATE: 1830–1839
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0856.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 10
AKA: Bar magnet
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ FERROUS METAL MAGNETS/ BRASS PARTS/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.3 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 6.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Geophysics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1839+
Canada: PART OF ORIGINAL COMPLEMENT OF INSTRUMENTS BROUGHT OUT FROM ENGLAND IN 1839 TO ESTABLISH THE MAGNETIC & METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY IN TORONTO, THE FIRST IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO OBSERVE TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, POSSIBLY EITHER AT A BASE STATION OR IN THE FIELD.
Technical: SITUATED AT KING'S COLLEGE IN TORONTO & MANNED & EQUIPPED BY BRITISH MILITARY, THE OBSERVATORY WAS INTENDED TO OBSERVE CHANGES IN MAGNETIC AND METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, TO ASSIST IN SOLVING PROBLEM OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: One magnet marked '4' on one end and 'READ' on other.
Missing: From CA of 12/05/2001 by David Daley: Yes - empty spaces suggest missing parts
Finish: CASE STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED/ BRUSHED METAL MAGNETICS/ UNFINISHED BRASS PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Magnetic instrument set, between 1830–1839, Artifact no. 1987.0856, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0856.001/

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