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OBJECT TYPE: ALNICO
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0204.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.2 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER; HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1000 PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQUIPMENT.
Function: TYPE OF MAGNET (ALNICO) COMMONLY USED FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS DUE TO ITS DUE TO HIGH DEGREE OF MAGNETIC INTENSITY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MAGNET MADE FROM ALNICO FERROMAGNETICMATERIAL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED RED LOGO READS "GE"; INCISED LETTERING READS "ALNICO/ S N"/. INCISED "35"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: GOLD PAINTED
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Magnet, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0204, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0204.001/

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