Finder, fire

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1130.001

MANUFACTURER: Leupold & Voelpel
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BASE; BRASS RING, SIGHTING TUBE AND SCALE; IRON MOUNT

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 42.5 cm
Height: 20.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Leupold Voelpel
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Oregon
City: Portland

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO LOCATE FOREST FIRES. IT MEASURES HORIZONTAL ANGLES FROM TRUE NORTH TO ANY `SIGHTED' OBJECT & MEASURES THE VERTICAL ANGLE ABOVE OR BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE LOOKOUT
Technical: ACCURATE METHOD OF PIN POINTING FOREST FIRES LOCATIONS USING FAIRLY UNSOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 STAMPED ON RING: `LEUPOLD & VOELPEL/ PORTLAND, ORE.'/ SCALE GRADUATED FROM `3'DEGREES `+' TO `0' TO `15' DEGREES `-' IN 10THS/.2 RING GRADUATED FROM 0 TO 360 DEGREES IN 20THS
Missing: LENS MECHANISM IN SIGHTING TUBE
Finish: BOTTOM PLATE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ POLISHED BRASS
Decoration: N/A

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Leupold & Voelpel, Finder, fire, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1130, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1130.001/

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