General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

25

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD/ STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

11.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Mineral exploration

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

PROBABLY USED AFTER THE 1880S UP TO THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

Canada

ORIGINALLY OWNED BY DR. H.P. HUDSON OFAYLMER PQ. IT WAS PASSED ON TO HIS GRANDSON, SON OF DONOR, AFTER HE DIED IN 1948. IT WAS NOT KNOWN IF HE WAS AN AMATEUR GEOLOGIST OR NOT.

Function

USED TO PERFORM ANALYSIS ON ROCK SAMPLES WHEN PROSPECTING BY CRUSHING & PULVERIZING ROCKS AND TESTING WITH A MAGNET AND/OR SUBJECTING THE SAMPLE TO HEAT ENHANCED BY A BLOW PIPE. [REF 1]

Technical

A 19THC VERSION OF PROPECTOR'S OR AMATEUR GEOLOGISTS'S TEST SET. THIS TYPE OF SMALL, SIMPLE & PORTABLE KIT WAS VERY POPULAR WITH GEOLOGISTS AND OTHERS 1880+. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

.8 PIN MISSING/ NO BURNER INCLUDED WITH SET From CA of 12/11/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete. NOTE:.004 incorrectly numbered as .007,.014 not numbered at all; one .PT inside case not numbered (solid wooden block - partial support of .017)

Finish

CASE STAINED AND VARNISHED/ OTHER WOODEN PARTS VARNISHED/ BLACK END PIECE ON BLOWER/ BLACK HANDLE

Decoration

N/A