General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

Dial-O-Gram

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal; synthetic material.

Dimensions

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

Length

40.0 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

32.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

Used between the 1970s and 1990s.

Canada

This artifact was used at the Imperial Oil geophysics laboratory.

Function

This scale was used to measure the weight of a sample.

Technical

This artifact features a vernier scale that allows the user to determine the mass of a sample to +/- 0.01 gram. It features a double beam that allows the user to add masses in increments of 10 and 100 grams, while the dial allows increments of 0.1 grams, up to 10 grams.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Lettering on sticker on front reads: “S/SOILTEST/SOILTEST INC./EVANSTON, ILL. 60202/U.S.A.”; lettering on other sticker on front reads: “DIAL-O-GRAM/310g/CAPACITY/FLORHAM PARK, N.J. 07932, U.S.A./OHAUS/MARCA REG”; lettering on graded dial reads: “.10 .05 0/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10”; lettering on graded metal strip reads: “0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100g”; lettering on sticker on proper left side of beam reads: “0”; lettering on sticker on back of beam reads: “OHAUS/5885/PAN SUPPORT &/PAN NUMBER”.

Missing

The artifact appears complete.

Finish

Predominantly beige and green; black, white, and silver coloured hardware; black and white lettering.

Decoration

No decoration.