Condenser, decade

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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0086.001

MANUFACTURER: Daystrom Ltd.
MODEL: IN-21
LOCATION: Cooksville, Ontario, Canada

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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 CONTROLS & PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.7 cm
Width: 12.4 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Electricity
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Heathkit
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Cooksville

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: PRECISION CAPACITANCE DECADE PROVIDED SWITCH-SELECTED CAPACITOR VALUES FROM 100 UUF TO 0.111 UF IN 100 UUF STEPS, USED IN LABORATORY SUBSTITUTION TESTS & OTHER APPLICATIONS REQUIRING HIGH ACCURACY (REF. 2).
Technical: PRECISION LABORATORY TEST EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED & BLACK LOGO ON CASING READS "HEATHKIT/ by Daystrom [SCRIPT]"/ BLACK LETTERING ON CASING READS "DECADE/ CONDENSER" & "MODEL IN-21"
Missing: COMPLETE From CA of 12/05/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: DARK GREY WRINKLE PAINTED PAINTED BASE & SIDES/ FLAT GREY CASING WITH DARK GREY CONTROL PANEL/ RED & BLACK SYNTHETIC CONTROLS WITH METALLIC PARTS/ GREY FEET
Decoration: N/A

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Daystrom Ltd., Condenser, decade, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1999.0086, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0086.001/

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