Stereoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: MIRROR/PHOTO HOLDER
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1201.001

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: PROTOTYPE
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.5 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 27.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: DESIGNED & MADE BY NRC
Function: USED TO VIEW TWO PROPERLY ORIENTED PHOTOGRAPHS TO OBTAIN THE MENTAL IMPRESSION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL. IT ENABLES THE VIEWER TO HAVE A CLEARER IMAGE & BE ABLE TO ESTIMATE RELATIVE HEIGHTS OF OBJECTS.
Technical: NRC CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PRACTICES BY DESIGNING & EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THIS STEREOSCOPE WHICH WAS DESIGNED & BUILT BY THEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLAQUE MOUNTED ON STAND: 'MADE BY/ NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ WORKSHOPS/ MONTREAL ROAD NEAR OTTAWA CANADA/ JUNE 1945 SER.5'
Missing: N/A
Finish: POLISHED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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National Research Council, Stereoscope, 1945, Artifact no. 1988.1201, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.1201.001/

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