Piston
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1967
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0177.006
- MANUFACTURER
- DYNAMETRICS CORP.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 53
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal piston
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Pneumatics & air pressure
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- DYNAMETRICS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS INSTRUMENT WAS USED BY THE GAS LABORATORY FROM 1967 TO THE EARLY 1980S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE GAS LABORATORY OF THE STANDARDS DIVISION IN OTTAWA - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
THE BASE AND GLASS DOME IS USED TO MOUNT THE VARIOUS PISTON/PLATTER COMBINATIONS WHILE NOT BEING DISTURBED BY AIR CURRENTS. PROBABLY STOPPED BEING USED BECAUSEHIGHER PRESSURES WERE REQUIRED OR AVAILABLE ON OTHER TESTERS, AND THIS SYSTEM WAS PRONE TO LEAKS. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - missing "blank off plate" from top tier, case for parts 3-53
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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DYNAMETRICS CORP., Piston, circa 1967, Artifact no. 1997.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0177.006/
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