Meter, beta-gamma survey
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GEIGER-MUELLER
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0028.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council Laboratories
- MODEL
- GP-15
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/synthetic knobs, parts/canvas bag with leather and metal fittings/fabric cord covering
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.5 cm
- Width
- 10.0 cm
- Height
- 20.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral exploration
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER 1945-1948
- Canada
-
Designed, developed and built in Canada - Function
-
Used to locate radioactive minerals in the field by detecting gamma rays emitted by radioactive substances - Technical
-
Type sample of early Canadian counter - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate reading "NATIONAL RESEARCH/LABORATORIES/OTTAWA CANADA/MODEL GP 15/SERIAL NO 3"/raised lettering on earphone reading "MADE IN U.S.A./BRUSH/THE BRUSH/DEVELOPMENT CO./PATENT NOTICE ON CARTON"/lettering on control knob plate reading "YAXLEY/INDIANAPOLIS"
- Missing
- Carrying bag strap is not original From CA of 01/07/2002 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- Painted grey wrinkle finish/plated handle/black synthetic knobs/black bakelite headphone parts, black painted band, and black fabric cord covering/green canvas
- Decoration
- Incised parallel grooves in counter handle
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National Research Council Laboratories, Meter, beta-gamma survey, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1987.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0028.001/
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