Magnetometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TORSION WIRE/VERTICAL
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0522.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Askania
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Berlin, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 661026
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 18
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 NON-FERROUS METAL CASING & PARTS, GLASS PARTS & SPIRIT LEVELS/.2-.3 METAL/ FERROUS METAL CASE WITH FOAM PADDING/ METAL TOOLS, 2 WITH SYNTHETIC HANDLES/ SYNTHETIC BAG
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 29.0 cm
- Height
- 26.0 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
- Askania
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Berlin
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1950S-1970S; CW TAG PRINTED "CONTI ELECTRO" & "ASKANIA-WERKE", DATED 26 FEB. 1969
- Canada
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ONE OF COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS USED BY PROF. M.K. SEGUIN WHILE IN GEOLOGY DEPT. OF U. OF LAVAL, QUEBEC DURING 1960S TO CA. 1990. THEY WERE ACQUIRED BY SEGUIN TO SUPPORT CONTRACT RESEARCH, & AS TEACHING APPARATUS FOR HIS GRAD STUDENTS & TEACHING AIDS FOR UNDERGRAD GEOLOGY STUDENTS AT LAVAL CA.1960-1995. - Function
-
INSTRUMENT USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION FOR MEASURING THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD, SPECIFICALLY THE VERTICAL COMPONENT. - Technical
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ONE OF A PAIR OF EUROPEAN DESIGNED MAGNETOMETERS OF NON-ELECTRONIC TYPE WHICH WERE USED FOR MEASURING THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD, BOTH THE VERTICAL COMPONENT (970522) COMPONENT (970523). THEY ARE SIMILAR TO THE SCHMIDT BALANCE IN DESIGN BUT ARE EQUIPPED WITH TORSION WIRE SUSPENSION INSTEAD OF A QUARTZ KNIFE-EDGE. THIS TYPE OF MAGNETOMETER WAS USED IN CANADIAN EXPLORATION 1950-1975. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INCISED BLACK "CONTINENTAL ELEKTROINDUSTRIE A.G./ ASKANIA/ BERLIN/ Nr. 661026/ MADE IN GERMANY" ON SIDE; INCISED BLACK "N" WITH DIRECTIONAL ARROW ON TOP; INCISED WHITE CONTROL MARKINGS/ CASE:BLACK "ASKANIA" & "MADE IN GERMANY"ON CASE LID/ MAGNET INCISED "N" ON ONE END & "S" ON OTHER/ MOULDED LETTERING ON SCREWDRIVER HANDLES READS "VANADIUM-EXTRA" & "BELZERYL GERMANY"; CAST LETTERING ON WRENCH HANDLES READS "VANADIUM-EXTRA GERMANY" & "BELZER-EINMAUL"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- .1 GREY HAMMERLINE FINISH, BLACK PAINTED PARTS, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT & MIRROR GLASS/.2-.3 GREY HAMMERLINE FINISH/ CASE: GREY HAMMERLINE FINISH WITH YELLOWED FOAM/ METALLIC GREY PAINTED MAGNET/ RED SYNTHETIC SCREWDRIVER HANDLES, PLATED METAL BLADES/ PLATED METAL TOOLS/ YELLOW BAG
- Decoration
- .1 INCISED BLACK "ASKANIA" LOGO ON SIDE
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