Planimeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- COMPENSATING POLAR/FIXED ARM
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0191.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Keuffel & Esser Co.
- MODEL
- 4236
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 76586
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL PLANIMETER(STAINLESS STEEL, STEEL, POSSIBLY BRASS)/ SYNTHETIC COVERED WOOD CASE WITH VELVET LINING & METAL HARDWARE/ CARDBOARD BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.0 cm
- Width
- 9.3 cm
- Height
- 5.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mathematics
- Category
- Drawing & measuring instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Keuffel Esser
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1945-C.1990
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE MECHANICALLY THE AREA OF ANY CLOSED PLANE FIGURE OR IRREGULAR SHAPE ON A DRAWING OR MAP. - Technical
-
A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A DEVICE TO MEASURE AREAS FROM DRAWINGS & MAPS. THE DESIGN EVOLVED FROM PROFESSOR JACOB ANSLER'S 1856 PLANIMETER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INCISED '76586' WITH WHITE LETTEING ON COUNTING DIAL & MEASURING WHEEL/.2 INCISED WHITE LETTERING READING 'KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.'/.3 INCISED '10' & SYMBOL/ EXTERIOR OF CASE STAMPED IN GOLD 'KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. N.Y./ 4236'/ INTERIOR LABEL ON CASE READS 'KEUFFEL & ESSER CO./ PLANIMETER NO. 4236/ SERIAL NO. 76586' WITH SCALE INFO./ RED & WHITE LABEL ON BOX EXTERIOR READING 'COMPENSATING/ POLAR PLANIMETER/ K&E CO./ 1 ONLY 4236 FIXED TRACER ARM/ MADE IN U.S.A. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'/ INTERIOR OF BOX STAMPED 'KEITH A. MACKINNON/ CONSULTING RADIO ENGINEER/ OTTAWA CANADA'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK PAINTED, PLATED & METALLIC PLANIMETER/ BLACK COVERED CASE WITH GREEN LINING/ GREEN BOX
- Decoration
- N/A
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Keuffel & Esser Co., Planimeter, before 1945, Artifact no. 1993.0191, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0191.001/
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