Magnetometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THALEN-TIBERG
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0281.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Berg, Fr. J.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Stockholm, Sweden
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 SYNTHETIC BASE; BRASS & OTHER METAL WORKING PARTS; GLASS SPIRIT LEVEL; LEATHER STRAPS TO HOLD.3/.2 METAL & GLASS INCLINOMETER WITH SPIRIT LEVEL/.3 SIMULATED LEATHER COVERED INCLINOMETER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE & FABRIC LINING/.4 METAL (ALUMINUM?) COVER WITH LEATHER STRAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 42.5 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 17.8 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
- Berg
- Country
- Sweden
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Stockholm
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1960S
- Canada
-
INSTRUMENT USED BY PROSPECTORS IN CANADA. IT WAS PROPERTY OF O'BRIEN GOLD MINE CO. OF OTTAWA IN 1960S. DONOR HAD FLOWN MEN & EQUIPMENT INTO BUSH & TO ORE PROCESSING PLANT IN DELORO, ON, ON MOIRA RIVER; WHEN MINE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, HE ACQUIRED MAGNETOMETER & GURLEY CIRCUMFERENTOR - Function
-
INSTRUMENT USED BY PROSPECTORS & GEOLOGISTS TO MEASURE INTENSITY & DECLINATION OF EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE FORM WIDELY USED MAGNETOMETER USED IN FIELD TO DETECT ORE BODIES. IT GAVE "RELATIVE" MEASUREMENTS RATHER THAN ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS: MAGNETIC FIELD OF ORE BODY ATTRACTS NEEDLE OF MAGNETOMETER/INCLINOMETER & BY MAKING SERIES OF OBSERVATIONS AROUND SUSPECTED ORE BODY, EXTENT & SIZE COULD BE ESTIMATED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INCISED GOLD LETTERING ON INSTRUMENT READS "FR.J.BERG STOCKHOLM"/.2 INCISED LETTERING ON COMPASS FACE READS "FR.J.BERG/ STOCKHOLM/ SB/ 9531"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 12/03/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - empty fixtures and spring clamps imply missing parts
- Finish
- .1 BROWN BASE; BLACK PAINTED METAL PARTS; BRASS COLOURED PARTS; BRUSHED & PLATED PARTS; BROWN LEATHER; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT BLADE HOLDER/.2 BLACK PAINTED CASING; BRASS COLOURED & BRUSHED PARTS; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS; BRUSHED METAL FACE/.3 MAROON COVERING, PINK LINING/.4 PAINTED BLACK, BROWN LEATHER
- Decoration
- N/A
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Berg, Fr. J., Magnetometer, circa 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1998.0281, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0281.001/
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