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OBJECT TYPE: OBJECTIVE/UNMOUNTED
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0789.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: G.K. 4050/51
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 &.3 Glass, wrapped in waxed paper & tape, paper label/.2 &.4 metal with paper padding, paper labels attached by tape/ cw cloth bag of silica gel

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 7.9 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Probably manufactured and used at Dominion Observatory.
Function: Objective lenses for optical instrument.
Technical: Made for a specific use.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Handwritten "GK4050/1" on side/ same typed label on.1 &.3 wrapping,.2 &.4 can exterior, & on padding reads "Objective Lenses G.K. 4050/51/ Item No. E Qty.1"/.2 &.4 typed labels read "PACKED WITH/ DEHYDRATING/ AGENT" & "NOT TO BE OPENED/ UNTIL REQUIRED/ FOR USE"/ black letering on bag of silica gel reads "'SORBSIL'/BRAND/ SILICA GEL/ Desiccant" & "MANUFACTURED BY/ JOSEPH CROSSFIELD & SONS/ LTD. WARRINGTON,/ LANCS., ENGLAND"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 &.3 Colourless & transparent glass, white wrapping/.2 &.4 metalic cans, off-white padding/ white labels/ white bag
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lens, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1974.0789, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1974.0789.001/

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