Calculator, air navigation

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OBJECT TYPE: dead reckoning, Dalton
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0622.001

MANUFACTURER: Stanley Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: G
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: XO10876
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. steel; glass window; dial possibly aluminum; plastic knobs; cloth straps with steel buckles

Dimensions

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

Length: 73.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Navigation instruments & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Stanley
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: possibly WWII (19329-1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: to perform mathematical calculations used in airplane navigation
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering stamped onto face reads: [broad arrow]/"RCAF"; lettering painted on face reads: "I.C.A.N./CALIBRATION"; stamped onto back: " XO10876"; raised lettering below window reads: "DALTON DEAD RECKONING COMPUTER/MODEL G/STANLEY MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED/TORONTO, CANADA"
Missing: N/A
Finish: painted black with silver grey face & dials; brown straps; silver hinge & silver buckles
Decoration: "broad arrow" symbol stamped onto face

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Stanley Mfg. Co. Ltd., Calculator, air navigation, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0622, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0622.001/

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