Cabinet, slide

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OBJECT TYPE: SLIDE/LANTERN/52 RACKS
DATE: 1945–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0759.001

MANUFACTURER: MULTIPLEX
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal cabinet. Metal slide racks. Plastic light diffusion screen with metal frame.

Dimensions

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

Length: 77.0 cm
Width: 58.5 cm
Height: 180.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MULTIPLEX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Missouri
City: St. Louis

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used at Dominion Observatory.
Function: To house & provide a viewing platform (racks) for glass lantern slides.
Technical: Top compartment holds 52 slide racks & a light diffusion screen. Cabinet also includes a drawer & a bottom storage compartment./ capacity: approx. 40 slides per rack.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Polished metal plate reading "Multiplex/ St. Louis" on front of slide storage compartment./ white cardboard label below slide racks with rack numbers 1 to 52 & "D" for screen, all in black.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Grey cabinet. Black slide racks. Translucent screen with black frame.
Decoration: N/A

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MULTIPLEX, Cabinet, slide, between 1945–1955, Artifact no. 1966.0759, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0759.001/

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