Altimeter

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OBJECT TYPE: SIGHT/HAND
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1102.001

MANUFACTURER: Blume-Leiss
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC WINDOW

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Blume Leiss
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF TREES OR FOR SIMPLE LEVELLING
Technical: PROVIDES FOR ACCURATE TREE HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS - NO ROOM FOR GUESS WORK
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENBOSSED IN FRONT: `CARL LEISS/ BERLIN-STEGLITZ'/ PLATE ON BACK INCLUDES: `BLUME-LEISS ALTIMETER/ Slope Conrection Table: Slope % [GRADUATED TABLE WITH DEGREE OF SLOPE FROM 4 TO 30 & CORRECTION FACTOR FROM 0.01 TO 0.25]'/ SCALES ON FRONT FROM 45 FT TO 180 FT & FROM 0 TO 60 DEGREES
Missing: SET WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A RANDEFINDER, TARGET & CASE
Finish: SPECKLED GREY FINISH/ PRINTING: BLACK, RED & GREEN/ BLACK EYEPIECE & SIGHT
Decoration: N/A

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Blume-Leiss, Altimeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1102, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1102.001/

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