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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.2128.001
MANUFACTURER
Boliden Mining Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Sweden

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General Information

Serial #
3902
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL COVER HAS ENAMEL PAINTED FINISH; BRUSHED ALUMINUM BASE. GLASS LEVEL VIALS & VIEWING WINDOWS. METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. SYNTHETIC FOAM PADS & SUPPORTS.

Dimensions

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

Length
55.0 cm
Width
42.0 cm
Height
36.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Geophysics
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Boliden
Country
Sweden
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS METER PROBABLY USED C.LATE 1930S-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada
PART OF A COLLECTION OF GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT USED BY STAFF OF THE DOMINION OBSERVATORY, OTTAWA
Function
TO MEASURE GRAVITY
Technical
GRAVIMETER CONTAINED WITHIN THREE CONCENTRIC COVERS, ON AN ALUMINUM BASE PLATE EQUIPPED WITH LEVELLING BUBBLES & ADJUSTABLE SCREWS. A HEATER WIRE IS EMBEDDED ON THE SURFACE OF THE INNER COVER, AND THE UNIT IS FITTED WITH A SURFACE MOUNTED MERCURY THERMOMETER, AND RELAY.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
'THE BOLIDEN MINING COMPANY/ SWEDEN/ Gravimeter No 3902' & CO. LOGO PRINTED ON MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO CASING FRONT/ 2 LEVELLING FEET FITTED WITH ADJUSTMENT DIALS GRADUATED '0-9'/ MASKING TAPE LABEL ON CASE TOP READS: 'OLD INSTRUMENT'/ BASE FITTED WITH 2 2-WINDOW TUBE LEVELS, GRADUATED BUT NO SCALE
Missing
UNKNOWN From CA of 02/01/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish
EXTERIOR CASING HASSMOOTH, OFF-WHITE ENAMEL FINISH. BRUSHED ALUMINUM BASE & LEVELLING LEGS.
Decoration
N/A

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Boliden Mining Co., Gravimeter, before 1939, Artifact no. 1987.2128, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2128.001/

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