Hammer, geophone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0538.001

MANUFACTURER: M & L Testing Equipment Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL HAMMER HEAD; WOOD HANDLE WRAPPED WITH SYNTHETIC ELECTRICAL TAPE; METAL CABLE & PROTECTOR; SYNTHETIC WIRE COVERING/.2-.3 SYNTHETIC COVERED METAL CABLE ON WOOD HOLDERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 88.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 5.0 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: M&L
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: .2-.3 CW HANDWRITTEN TAGS INDICATING CABLES WERE VERIFIED AUG. 27, 1974
Canada: ONE OFCOLLECTION 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: HAMMER-LIKE DEVICE USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION TO CREATE IMPACT ON GROUND. WOULD REFRACT OFF LAYERS OF GROUND & DELAY TIME OF PICKUP AT DIFFERENT GEOPHONE INTERVALS WOULD PROVIDE DETAILS OF GROUND STRUCTURE. THIS HAMMER HAS WIRING FOR ATTACHMENT OF GEOPHONE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 RED LABEL ON HEAD READS "M & L/ TESTING EQUIPMENT CO. LTD./ MONTREAL TORONTO"; INCISED LETTERING ON HEAD READS "IRON/ CITY" IN STAR LOGO, "WARREN-TEED/ 84-325" & "8"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/26/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: .1 HEAD PAINTED RED; NATURAL HANDLE COVERED WITH BLACK TAPE; METALLIC PARTS; ORANGE WIRE COVERING/.2-.3 ORANGE SYNTHETIC WIRE COVERING, NATURAL COLOURED COATED WOOD
Decoration: .1 RED LABEL ON HEAD CONTAINS SILVER MALE LEAF LOGO WITH RED "M & L"

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M & L Testing Equipment Co. Ltd., Hammer, geophone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0538, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0538.001/

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