Tester, ice

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OBJECT TYPE: HOUNSFIELD TENSOMETER
DATE: 1950–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0048.001

MANUFACTURER: Tensometer Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Croydon, England

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General Information

Serial #: W 3285
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL CASING & PARTS; GLASS MERCURY TUBE; SYNTHETIC TUBE MOUNTING; MERCURY/.2 METAL WITH WOOD HANDLES/.3 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Geophysics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tensometer
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Croydon

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950S
Canada: FROM NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. USED BY DR. LORNE GOLD OF NRC & OTHER RESEARCHERS TO TEST LOAD BEARING IN BEAUFORT SEA WHEN DEVELOPMENT WAS WAS CONTEMPLATED IN 1950S PRIOR TO OIL DRILLING.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED FOR TESTING COMPRESSION & TENSION OF ICE, TO TEST LOAD BEARING OF FRESH WATER & SEA ICE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ICE TESTING APPARATUS FOR TESTING COMPRESSION & TENSION, USED TO TEST LOAD BEARING OF ICE FIRST WITH FRESH WATER ICE & LATER SEA ICE. IT WAS USED IN COOL ROOM AT NRC & IN FIELD. POLARIMETERS & MICROSCOPES WERE USED AS WELL TO ANALYSE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OFICE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PLATE READING "HOUNSFIELD TENSOMETER/ Serial No. W 3285; TENSOMETER LIMITED/ 81, MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON/ MADE IN ENGLAND"; SCALE WITH BLACK LETTERING READING "D198" & " FORCE EN K.G." WITH CALIBRATIONS FOR 0 10 120/ PLATE READING "SOLD BY/ MAWER SALES LTD./ OAKVILLE, ONTARIO"; PLATE READING "OIL MERCURY/ PISTON MONTHLY/ SEE MANUAL/ PARA 413"/.3 PLATE READING "HOUNSFIELD TENSOMETER/ Serial No. W 3285; TENSOMETER LIMITED/ 81, MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON/ MADE IN ENGLAND"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 PAINTED GREY WITH METALLIC PARTS; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT MERCURY TUBE ON BRUSHED METAL SCALE; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC/.2 PAINTED GREY WITH BLACK PAINTED HANDLES/.3 PAINTED GREY WITH BLACK HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Tensometer Ltd., Tester, ice, between 1950–1960, Artifact no. 2003.0048, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0048.001/

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