Variometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0208.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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: WOOD PRODUCT? INNER & OUTER CYLINDERS/ METAL PARTS/ FIBRE COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

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: DEVICE USED TO CHANGE TUNING OF FREQUENCY OF CIRCUITS BY CHANGING CAPACITANCE OF COILS, USED IN FREQUENCY GENERATORS, EARLY RADIOS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BROWN CYLINDERS/ GREEN WIRE COVERING/ PLATED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Variometer, circa 1920, Artifact no. 2002.0208, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0208.001/

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