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OBJECT TYPE: MINERAL
DATE: 1900–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2126.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: GRAVITY DIVISION
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COTTON CANVAS BAG & DRAWSTRING

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.1 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Survey equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF BAG PROBABLY USED C.1900-1950S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: EXAMPLE OF MINERAL SAMPLE BAG USED BY MEMBERS OF GRAVITY DIVISION, DOMINION OBSERVATORY, OTTAWA C.1900-1950S.
Function: TO CONTAIN ROCK SAMPLES DURING TRANSIT FROM ORIGINAL SITE TO LABORATORY
Technical: TYPE OF BAG USED TO IDENTIFY & CONTAIN MINERAL SAMPLES COLLECTED DURING GRAVITY SURVEYS. THE SAMPLE AND A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL SITE WOULD BE ASSEMBLED IN THE FIELD, AND BROUGHT BACK TO OTTAWA FOR ANALYSIS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING INFO. PRINTED IN BLACK ON BAG: 'ENCLOSE DESCRIPTION BEFORE CLOSING/ O.H.M.S./ FREE/ Sample/ From/ To the Director/ Dominion Observatory/ Ottawa/ Canada/ Gravity Division'
Missing: NONE From CA of 12/05/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: OFF-WHITE COTTON CANVAS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bag, sample, circa 1900–1950, Artifact no. 1987.2126, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2126.001/

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