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OBJECT TYPE: DIAL INDICATOR/IMPERIAL MEASURE
DATE: 1970–1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0437.001

MANUFACTURER: TECLOCK CORP.
MODEL: AI-906
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 32974
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL CASING & WORKS; GLASS COVER..2-.3 SYNTHETIC (STYROFOAM ?) BOX INSERTS..4-.5 PAPER BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.1 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TECLOCK
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THIS DIAL GAUGE MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. 1970S-C.2000.
Canada: METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED AND USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY THISDIAL GAUGE WAS ACQUIRED LATER.
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE DIMENSIONS OF A WORKPIECE OR THE VARIATIONS FROM A STANDARD.
Technical: BALANCED TYPE DIAL GAUGE (OR "DIAL INDICATOR'), GRADUATED IN 1/1000TH OF AN INCH. IT IS USED TO MEASURE THE DIMENSIONS OF OF A WORKPIECE OR THE VARIATIONS FROM A STANDARD. IT MAY ALSO BE USED TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF WORK AND MACHINE SETUPS. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "TecLock/ 0.25"-0.001"/ MADE IN JAPAN" marked on dial face. Dial graduated +0-50 and -0-50. "32974" stamped into right side of casing..2-.3 "A1-1" marked in raised print on smooth side of each half of box liner..4 "Teclock/ [Japanese characters]/ TECLOCK CORPORATION/ DIAL GAUGE/ MADE IN JAPAN" marked on box top. "19.95" handwritten in blue ink on box top. "A1-906/ 0.25" - 0.001" TECLOCK" printed on box top end panel.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 BRUSHED SILVER METAL CASING SIDES; BACK HAS MOTTLED DARK/GREY OF BLACK FINISH; WHITE DIAL FACE; CLEAR GLASS COVER..2-.3 WHITE MOULDED SYNTHETIC..4-.5 DARK BROWN PAPER BOX.
Decoration: N/A

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TECLOCK CORP., Gauge, circa 1970–1990, Artifact no. 2001.0437, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0437.001/

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