Monoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE BAR/TELESCOPE
- DATE
- 1946
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.1210.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- PROTOTYPE
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, WITH GLASS LENSES/ CASE: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE, LEATHER HANDLE, & FELT PADDING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 13.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Photogrammetry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1940'S & 1950'S
- Canada
-
DEVELOPED BY THE DOMINION FOREST SERVICE OF THE DEPT. OF MINES & RESOURCES, IN OTTAWA. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT GAVE RISE TO THE SEELYSCOPE BUT NONE OF THE DEVICES WERE WIDELY USED OUTSIDE CANADA OR CONTINUED IN USE. - Function
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USED TO 'SUPERIMPOSE' AN AERIAL PHOTO ON TO A MAP IN SUCH A MANNER THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME HORIZONTAL SCALE. DETAILS FROM THE PHOTO CAN THEN BE TRACED ON THE MAP QUICKLY & EASILY. REQUIRES THE USE OF ONLY ONE EYE. - Technical
-
CREATION OF A SIMPLE, PORTABLE &INEXPENSIVE INSTRUMENT FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY TO REPLACE THE HIGH PRECISION, RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS WHICH WERE BEING DEVELOPED IN OTHER COUNTRIES AT THE TIME. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- SCRATCHED ON- 'M-2'/ CASE: HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT: 'MONOSCOPE M-2/ (TELESCOPE)'/ SCRATCHED: 'M-2'/ 'FRAGILE' STICKER ON TOP/ PAPER ATTACHED TO INSIDE LID: 'M2/ MONOSCOPE (Prototype)/ Consisting of the following:/ 1 centre assembly with telescope/ 2 large mirrors, 6 1/4" x 7 1/4" offset on 9" centres/ 2 slow-motion adjustment attachments/ 2 pr. of legs/ 2 bars'
- Missing
- ONE MIRROR; 2 BARS
- Finish
- BLACK WRINKLE FINISH/ CASE: BLACK GLOSS PAINT, GREEN FELT, BLACK HANDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Monoscope, circa 1946, Artifact no. 1988.1210, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.1210.001/
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