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- OBJECT TYPE
- TRAINING
- DATE
- 1942
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.2090.001
- MANUFACTURER
- London Name Plate Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- MK.1 A
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2023/42
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BASE/ SYNTHETIC CHART & OVERLAYS/ FABRIC BAG
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 33.0 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Astronomy
- Category
- Demonstration & teaching equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- London Name
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1942-1950
- Canada
-
PROBABLY USED TO TRAIN RCAF PILOTS & NAVIGATORS - Function
-
USED TO TRAIN PILOTS IN AIR NAVIGATION USING THE STARS - Technical
-
MODERN APPLICATION OF THE ASTROLABE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTED ON CASE FRONT: 'A [CROWN] M/ REF. NO. 6B/153/ PLANISPHERE MK.1A./ THE LONDON NAME PLATE MFG. CO. LTD./ SERIAL NO. 2023/42./ BASE REF. NO. 63/154'/ PRINTED ON BACK OF BASE: 'A [CROWN] M/ REF. NO. 6B/153/ PLANISPHERE MK 1A/ L.N.P. CO LTD./ SERIAL NO2023/42/ TO MARK IN PLANET./ [EXPLAINS 5 STEPS TO TAKE]'/ CHART MARKED IN 1 DEGREE INTERVALS FROM 0 TO 360 DEGREES WITH NUMBERS MARKED EACH 10 DEGREES/ TOP OF BASE MARKED: 'L.H.A.'/.2-.5: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE & DESCRIPTION PRINTED ON EACH-VARIOUS LATS. DEPICTED-.2 'N25-35';.3'N35-45';.4 'N45-55';.5 'N55-65'
- Missing
- ALMANAC From CA of 11/13/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- BLACK BASE, CHART & CASE/ CASE SIMULATED LEATHER/ WHITE PRINTING/ BLACK OVERLAYS WITH BLUE GRIDS
- Decoration
- N/A
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London Name Plate Mfg. Co. Ltd., Planisphere, circa 1942, Artifact no. 1987.2090, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.2090.001/
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