Cell, kite

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OBJECT TYPE: TETRAHEDRAL
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0579.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CYGNET I ?
LOCATION: Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SPRUCE BARS & STEEL JOINTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bell
Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
City: Beinn Bhreagh

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: BEGINNING OF 20TH CENTURY
Canada: USED BY ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
Function: 4 SIDED TRIANGLES ASSEMBLED TO CREATE RIGID STRUCTURE FOR KITE TO MAXIMIZE STABILITY WHILE MINIMIZING WEIGHT; USED FOR EXPREIMENTS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: none evident
Finish: UNFINISHED WOOD; TARNISHED JOINTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cell, kite, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1994.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0579.001/

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