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OBJECT TYPE: HIGH CURRENT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0406.001

MANUFACTURER: American Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC BASE/ SYNTHETIC, METAL, GLASS WORKING PARTS/ GLASS COVER/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 14.2 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Instrument
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.
Function: SWITCH CONSISTING OF LARGE GLOBULE OF MERCURY IN LEVEL TUBE, HAVING ELECTRODES ATTACHED SO THAT TILTING TUBE CAUSES MERCURY TO MOVE & THEREBY MAKE OR BREAK CIRCUIT. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED TO CONTROL UP TO 600 WATT LAMPS IN LABORATORY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING READING "AMERICAN INSTRUMENT COMPANY/ WASHINGTON, D.C."
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK SYNTHETIC/ METALLIC PARTS/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ BEIGE? WIRE COVERING
Decoration: N/A

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American Instrument Co., Switch, mercury, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0406, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0406.001/

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