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OBJECT TYPE: METRIC/ANALYTICAL/KNOB
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1228.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS WEIGHTS/ WOODEN BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Mass/weight
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN GERMANY FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA
Function: USED WITH A BALANCE TO PROVIDE A STANDARD FOR REFERENCE, CALIBRATION & PRECISION MEASUREMENT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG PLATE ON BLOCK: 'CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY/ of CANADA Ltd./ TORONTO, Canada./ MADE IN GERMANY'/ STAMPED ON WEIGHTS:.1 '1000/grm';.2 '50/grm';.3 '200/ grm';.4 '100/ grm';.5 '100/ grm';.6 '50/ grm';.7 '20/ grm';.8 '10/ grm';.9 '10/ grm';.10 '5/ grm';.11 '2/ grm'
Missing: PROBABLY TWO 2 GRAM WEIGHTS
Finish: BOX VARNISHED/ WEIGHTS- TOP LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Weight, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1228, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.1228.001/

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