Altimeter

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OBJECT TYPE
AIRCRAFT
DATE
1925–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1999.0357.001
MANUFACTURER
Zenith
MODEL
Mk.Va
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
16713/W
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
predom. non-ferrous metal - possibly aluminum; glass

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
4.5 cm
Weight
N/A
Diameter
11.5 cm
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Aviation
Category
Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Zenith
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
British Columbia
Period
the original user worked for Consolidate[d] Mining & Smelting during the late 1920's & early 1930's
Canada
Unknown
Function
measures & displays altitude (height above ground) at which airplane is flying
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
lettering on face reads: "HEIGHT/MARK V.A. No 16713/W/NON-LUMINOUS/ZENITH"
Missing
appears complete
Finish
painted black; white markings; numbers & needle on face
Decoration
none

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Zenith, Altimeter, between 1925–1935, Artifact no. 1999.0357, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0357.001/

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