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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1537.001

MANUFACTURER: OHMITE MFG. CO.
MODEL: 2963A
LOCATION: Skokie, Illinois, 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: STEEL CASE; SYNTHETIC KNOB AND CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: OHMITE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Skokie

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC AMONGST OTHER CLIENTS.
Function: USED TO MEASURE INTERVALS IN TIME. THIS ONE PROBABLY USED IN A DARKROOM PROCESS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'OHMITE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ SKOKIE, ILLINOIS/ MADE IN U.S.A. PATENT PENDING/ SPEC. NO. 2963A OHMS 400 MAX. AMPS. 0.6/0.3F'/ COUNTER ON TOP: 'OHMITE/ SKOKIE, ILL./ MADE IN U.S.A./ [SCALE] 0 [TO] 100'
Missing: ONE FOOT
Finish: MATTE BLACK, TEXTURED FINISH WITH SHINY SILVER PRINTING AND TRIM
Decoration: N/A

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OHMITE MFG. CO., Timer, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1995.1537, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1537.001/

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