Test bar, parallel

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OBJECT TYPE: METAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0447.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HOME BUILT
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: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.2 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 20.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Machine
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THIS TEST BAR PRESUMABLY USED C. LATE 1940S- C.2000.
Canada: METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM THE WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY HE MADE/ACQUIRED THIS TEST BAR FOR USE ON HIS LATHE.
Function: USED TO CHECK THE PARALLELISM OF THE LATHE BED.
Technical: TEST BAR, USED TO CHECK THE PARALLELISM OF THE LATHE BED. LATHES MOUNTED ON A WOOD FLOOR, OR ON AWOOD BENCH OR TABLE REQUIRED MORE FREQUENT TESTING THAN THOSE MOUNTED ON A METAL OR CONCRETE BASE. IF NOT LEVEL, THE LATHE WILL NOT RUN TRUE. PROCEDURE FOR TESTING DESCRIBED IN REF. 3.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DULL SILVER METAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Test bar, parallel, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0447, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0447.001/

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