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OBJECT TYPE: ROLLING
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0202.001

MANUFACTURER: KENT, GEO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 6836/120
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC SCALES, HANDLE/.2 METAL/.3 WOOD CASE WITH SYNEHTIC COVERING, METAL HARDWARE, PLUSH FABRIC LINING

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.6 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
Height: 4.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: KENT
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER; HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1000 PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQUIPMENT.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO MECHANICALLY MEASURE AREA OF ANY CLOSED PLANE FIGURE OR IRREGULAR SHAPE ON DRAWING OR MAP.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED LETTERING READING "KENT PLANIMETER/ 6836/120"/.3 PLATEON EXTERIOR OF CASE READS "GEO. KENT LTD/ LONDON & LUTON"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 PLATED WITH BRASS COLOURED PARTS, BLACK HANDLE, WHITE SCALES/.2 PLATED/.3 BLACK SIMULATED SKIN EXTERIOR, PURPLE LINING, GOLD COLOURED HARDWARE
Decoration: N/A

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KENT, GEO. LTD., Planimeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0202, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0202.001/

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