Cover, mirror

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OBJECT TYPE: PROTECTIVE
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0070.003

MANUFACTURER: Abrams Instrument Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Black leather (?) cover has black felt (?) lining; secured by silver metal snap.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Photogrammetry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Abrams
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Lansing

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Presumably used 1946- August, 2003.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To protect surface of mirror from abrasion, dust, fingerprints, etc.
Technical: The mirror stereoscope is used to analyse aerial photographs. Using two properly oriented photographs, it provides the mental impression of a three-dimensional model. It enables the viewer to have a clearer image and be able to estimate relative heights of objects, in this case, trees. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black leather (?) cover has padded black felt (?) lining; secured by silver metal snap.
Decoration: N/A

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Abrams Instrument Corp., Cover, mirror, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2009.0070, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0070.003/

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