Engine, measuring

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OBJECT TYPE: COMPARATOR
DATE: 1905–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0257.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING STEEL & ALUMINUM. CW WOOD STORAGE CRATE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS DEVICE USED BY PETER MILLMAN (MORP), FOR MEASURING METEOR TRAILS PHOTOGRAPHED USING SCHMIDT CAMERA. ALSO USED BY DR. VIC GAIZAUSKAS OF NRC AS A LAB MEASURING ENGINE, FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLAR SPECTRA.
Function: ORIGINALLY USED FOR MEASURING SCREW THREADS. MODIFIED FOR USE IN MAKING PRECISE MEASUREMENTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save graduations 00 to 99 on divided circle. PT box marked " MEASURING SCREW/ SOLAR PHYSICS " on top & side panels.
Missing: UPPER CARRIAGE MISSING. ALLUMINUM (?) ADAPTOR FITTED TO CARRIAGE PRESUMABLY MFD. BY NRC, AND IS NOT ORIGINAL/CONTEMPORARY TO THIS INSTRUMENT.
Finish: BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON END SUPPORTS. SMOOTH DULL-BLACK FINISH ON MAIN SECTION, AND ONADJUSTMENT DIAL FITTED TO MEASURING CIRCLE. DIVIDED CIRCLE GRADUATED ON SILVER METAL. PT WOODEN CASE IS UNFINISHED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Engine, measuring, between 1905–1950, Artifact no. 1996.0257, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0257.001/

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