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OBJECT TYPE: STEREOSCOPIC/FLOATING POINT
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0468.001

MANUFACTURER: KAIL, PHILIP B. ASSOCIATES
MODEL: K.E.K.
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado, 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: METAL WITH GLASS LENSES AND LIGHT BULB; SYNTHETIC NOSE PADS

Dimensions

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

Length: 90.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 48.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: KAIL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Colorado
City: Denver

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: DESIGNED C. 1947 AND PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S
Canada: ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND USED BY THE NS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, DARTMOUTH, NS. UPON DISPOSAL, IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE GEOLOGY DEPT. AT ACADIA UNIV. WHERE IT WAS USED TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO USE AERIAL PHOTOS FOR GEOLOGICAL SURVERYS AND PROSPECTING. [REF 1]
Function: USED WITH AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO DRAW TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND/OR PLANIMETRY ESPECIALLY FOR FORESTRY WORK. [REF 1]
Technical: DESIGNED (CA. 1947?) BY THE US FORESTRY SERVICE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO ALLOW PLOTTING OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND FOR PLANIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS FROM AERIAL PHOTOS. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'Philip B. Kail Associates/ DESIGNERS MANUFACTURERS/ 1410-SIXTEENTH STREET/ DENVER 2 COLORADO.'/ DECAL: 'PROPERTY OF/ NOVA SCOTIA/ RESEARCH/ FOUNDATION'/ PRINTING ON METER INCLUDES: 'Starrett/ No-81-8/ 0-25-0/ THE L.S. STARRETT CO./ ATHOL, MASS./ U.S.A./ [DIAL FROM 0-25 TWO WAYS]'
Missing: APPEARSCOMPLETE
Finish: CASE IS TEXTURED MATTE BLACK FINISH WITH SHINY METAL TRIM; MIRROR BACK TEXTRUED MATTE BLACK; VARIOUS RODS AND PLATES SHINY METAL
Decoration: N/A

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KAIL, PHILIP B. ASSOCIATES, Plotter, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1997.0468, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0468.001/

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