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OBJECT TYPE: PARTS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0891.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: Telescope
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL TUBES, PARTS/ GLASS LENSES, LEVEL BUBBLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.9 cm
Width: 5.3 cm
Height: 4.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: A FIXED TELESCOPE FOR USE IN COLLIMATING, OR ADJUSTING THE LINE OF SIGHT OF, OTHER INSTRUMENTS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised gold or white lettering reading:.1 'COLLIMATOR G.P./ MSC 1944'/.2 'TEL AUX NO. 2 MK 1A 0S 581 A/ MSC/ 1944/ REG NO. 27C'/.3 'O S 667A'/.4 hand scratched '40'/.5 'C.O.S. 2284 A/ M.S.C. 12C'/.6 'C.O.S. 2284 A/ M.S.C. 111 C'.
Missing: INCOMPLETE From CA of 11/22/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK ENAMELLED AND BRASS COLOURED METAL.
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Collimator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0891, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0891.001/

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