Detector, radiation

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OBJECT TYPE: GEIGER COUNTER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0075.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING WITH GLASS WINDOW

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.9 cm
Width: 12.8 cm
Height: 15.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.
Function: INSTRUMENT THAT DETECTS & MEASURES INTENSITY OF RADIATION. SMALL SAMPLES WERE PLACED IN VIAL & INSERTED INTO RECEPTACLE IN FRONT OF DEVICE. CRANK ON SIDE CHARGES CAPACITOR & DC MICROAMMETER PROVIDES READINGS (0-50). THERE IS ALSO PHONO PLUG FOR EARPHONES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON METER FACE READS "STARK ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED, TORONTO, CANADA/ D.C. MICROAMPERES/ STARK/ MR35W050DCUA MODEL 604" WITH BLACK SCALE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/06/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - seems to be missing "wand"
Finish: BRUSHED METAL CASING/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK METER CASING WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW & WHITE METER FACE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Detector, radiation, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0075, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0075.001/

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