Case, poising tool
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HINGED LID
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2006.0083.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Bergeon
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Switzerland
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wooden case wrapped in black fabric. Velvet interior. Brass inges and clasp.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.0 cm
- Width
- 7.5 cm
- Height
- 6.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools & equipment-trades
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bergeon
- Country
- Switzerland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Mr Eckert was a watchmaker from the late 1940s until he retired in 1985.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
This tool, with ruby jaws is used to ensure that a balance wheel is "balanced" or poised. If the wheel rests at the same point the weight is not envenly distributed, a circumstance which must be fixed. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Gold cicular logo on lid reads: "BERGEON"/
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Finely wrinkle-textured black coated fabric covering on exterior. Royal blue velvet interior lining. Brass hinges and clasp.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bergeon, Case, poising tool, circa 1962, Artifact no. 2006.0083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0083.003/
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