Block set, gauge

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OBJECT TYPE
JOHANNSON/LENGTH/IMPERIAL
DATE
1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1476.001
MANUFACTURER
Johansson, C.E.
MODEL
JOHANNSON
LOCATION
Eskilstuna, Sweden

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General Information

Serial #
1143
Part Number
1
Total Parts
78
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL, POSSIBLY INVAR

Dimensions

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

Length
40.0 cm
Width
26.8 cm
Height
4.6 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Metrology
Category
Length
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Johansson
Country
Sweden
State/Province
Unknown
City
Eskilstuna

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
PROBABLY USED C. 1930S-1980S. THIS TYPE OF GAUGE BLOCK USED SINCE LATE 1800S.
Canada
USED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABS, OTTAWA ONT.
Function
TO CHECK CALIBRATION OF PRECISE MEASURING EQUIPMENT OR MACHINED PIECES, TO VERIFY THEY ARE WITHIN SET LIMITS OR TOLERANCES.
Technical
TYPE SAMPLE OF GAUGE BLOCKS DESIGNED FOR ESTABLISHING AND VERIFYING PRECISE LENGTH; SIMILAR BLOCKS FOR ANGLES WERE ALSO AVAILABLE. THEY CAME INTO SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USE DURING WW 1. THESE BLOCKS WERE MFD. FOR USE AT TEMPERATURES + 66 DEGREES F - EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE, AND ESPECIALLY HUMIDITY COULD AFFECT LENGTH.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
MFR'S PLATE: 'C.E. JOHANSSON/ ESKILSTUNA-SWEDEN/ SW. PATENT/ 17017/ MEDAILLE D'OR/ -LIEGE 1905.-/ ENGL. PATENT/ JUNE 1901/ THE "ARNBERG" PRIZE/ ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY/ OF SCIENCE./ STOCKHOLM 1908./ MEDAILLE DE VERMEIL/ SOCIETE D'ENCOURAGEMENT/ POUR L'INDUSTRIE NATIONALE/ PARIS 1903' STAMPED INTO PLATE/ '10' INCISED ON INSIDE LOWER EDGE OF LID/ '+66[DEGREES]F' STAMPED INTO INSIDE TOP EDGE OF CASE BASE; '1143' STAMPED INTO LOWER EDGE/ 'PLEASE RECORD THE NUMBER OF THE SET OF GAUGE WHEN USING' HANDWRITTEN ON CARD TACKED INSIDE BOX LID/ 'GA 118' HANDWRITTEN IN GREEN PAINT ON CASE TOP; '1143' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK PAINT ON BOX EDGE. *SUPP.INFO.
Missing
3 BLOCKS- 0.123, 0.137 & 2 INCH. MISSING
Finish
EXTREMELY SMOOTH, POLISHED SILVER METAL BLOCKS, COATED WITH OIL OR OIL-LIKE SUBSTANCE. CASE IS STAINED & VARNISHED; GREEN FELT PADS FITTED INSIDE LID.
Decoration
N/A

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