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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2130.001

MANUFACTURER: Askania Werke AG, Bamberg Factory
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 571788
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING; LEATHER CASE & LID; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 36.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-distance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Askania
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Berlin

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF ALTIMETER PROBABLY USED C. LATE 1960S-EARLY 1980S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY MEMBERS OF DOMINION OBSERVATORY STAFF ENGAGED IN CONDUCTING GRAVITY SURVEYS IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE ALTITUDE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY ALTIMETER OF LATE 1960S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CO. LOGO & 'ASKANIA WERKE, A.G./ BAMBERGWERK/ BERLIN-FRIEDENAU/ NT. 571788/ GERMANY' INCISED IN CASING TOP/ GSC INVENTORYLABEL APPLIED TO UPPER LEFT READS: 'GR 61092/ DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG'./ YELLOW DYMO TAPE LABEL IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER READS: '53034F'/ METAL CLASP ON CASE FRONT READS: 'TURNYT/ 1KA No 1748/ MADE IN GERMANY'
Missing: NONE
Finish: TOP PORTION OF ALTIMETER CASING FINISHED WITH CREAM-COLOURED ENAMEL; EYEPIECE, BULL'S EYE LEVEL, ADJUSTMENT DIAL AND 3 FEET ON BASE ALL BLACK. 3/4 OF INSTRUMENT ENCASED IN BROWN LEATHER CASE; ALSO CW LEATHER CASE LID
Decoration: N/A

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Askania Werke AG, Bamberg Factory, Altimeter, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1987.2130, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2130.001/

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