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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1978–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0140.006

MANUFACTURER: Semco Instruments Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 9
AKA: optical element
Patents: N/A
General Description: all metal construction.

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.1 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: 6.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Semco
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Possibly used c. 1978-80 until 1989.
Canada: Component of scanning electron microscope designed at Communication Research Centre in Ottawa and built by SEMCO at NRC's Montreal Rd. campus under an industry/ government partnership- one of the first such partnerships. The company lasted approx. 4-5 years, but collapsed due to poor management. It was taken over successively by other companies. [Ref. 1]
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: All metal L-shaped cylinder has beige/light brown colour exterior; bright silver metal interior.
Decoration: N/A

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Semco Instruments Co. Ltd., Casing part, circa 1978–1980, Artifact no. 2005.0140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0140.006/

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