Slide rule
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0482.013
- MANUFACTURER
- SANBORN CO.
- MODEL
- BMR Calculator
- LOCATION
- Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 13
- Total Parts
- 18
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- white synthetic; black markings.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.3 cm
- Width
- 4.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SANBORN
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Waltham
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS UNIT PRESUMABLY USED MID-1950S+.
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF EQ. ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM OFMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM APPARATUS DISCARDED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH [CAMH] AND RELATED FACILITIES (IE. CLARKE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY) IN TORONTO. CAMH FOUNDED IN 1860S AS PROVINCIAL ASYLUM OF TORONTO. (REF. 1) - Function
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Unknown - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Markings include "BMR CALCULATOR/ SANBORN COMPANY/ WALTHAM, MASS", "BASAL METABOLIC RATE" and "OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATE" on face; "HOW TO USE THIS CALCULATOR", "ENGLISH AMD METRIC UNITS", "USE ACTUAL PRESENT AGE", "USE WITH METABOLISM TESTER" and "NORMAL STANDARDS" on reverse.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- White synthetic frame; black markings.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SANBORN CO., Slide rule, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0482, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0482.013/
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