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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0380.003

MANUFACTURER: Leitz, Ernst GmbH
MODEL: RETEM
LOCATION: Wetzlar, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 151685
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal casing, parts/ synthetic control knob, dial casing and window, power cord, parts/ rubber? feet

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 12.8 cm
Height: 9.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Leitz
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Wetzlar

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: An instrument used in the Calibration Unit of the Instrument Division of the Meteorological Branch of the Department of Transport of the Government of Canada. The Meteorological Branch became the Atmospheric Environment Service in 1971 and so this instrument was probably manufactured before that date. Part of a large collection of meteorological instruments acquired from the Meteorological Service of Canada (previously Atmospheric Environment Service) by the CSTM since 1967. MSC is the government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating meteorological data and forecasts in Canada. It was founded in 1871 in Toronto where it is still headquartered. The MSC was originally on the University of Toronto downtown campus but moved to Downsview in 1971 on land owned by UofT. The headquarters houses laboratories, research facilities and calibration and instrument maintenance facilities (now largely contracted out).
Function: Provides power to a pair of lamps provide light for a microscope.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: black lettering on plate reads 'ERNST LEITZ GMBH WETZLAR/ Transformator/ Nur fur Wechselstrom 50/60 Hz/ Typ RETEN Nr. 151685/ Leistung VA 10/ Volt/ Prim. 110-120-130-220-230-240/ Sek. 4...8/ MADE IN GERMANY' '/ white lettering on underside reads 'Umschaltung/ nur/ spannungslos/ vornshmem'/ second label covers one reading ‘AES' and reads ‘6130-0006 151685/ [bar code]/ *5077-00365* ACSQ/ POWER SUPPLY'
Missing: appears complete
Finish: mottled grey painted finish on casing/ black synthetic knob, meter casing, feet, power cord, parts/ colourless transparent dial window, white dial face
Decoration: N/A

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Leitz, Ernst GmbH, Transformer, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 2004.0380, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0380.003/

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