Strip, sliding

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0673.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: card stock

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.3 cm
Width: 8.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Civil engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: W.A. Ramsay was Chief Architect, Department of Transport (D.O.T.) between 1952 & 1974.
Canada: Unknown
Function: operation similar to slide rule/ sliding strip .2 pulled into position inside scale .1 so that numbers line up in window allowing architect to calculate quantity of materials required to construct fence to enclose known area or cover known distance
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering along top of one side reads: "DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS"; lettering near bottom includes: "CANADIAN STEEL CORPORATION, LIMITED/OJIBWAY, ONTARIO"; lettering at top of other side reads: "UP"; lettering on logo reads: "OJIBWAY STEEL PRODUCTS/CANADIAN STEEL CORPORATION LIMITED/REGISTERED/TRADE MARK"
Missing: N/A
Finish: black logo lettering & columns of numbers on white background
Decoration: distributor's logo includes profile of Native Ojibway warrior in profile

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Unknown Manufacturer, Strip, sliding, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0673, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0673.002/

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