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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/TO 60 DEG.C.
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0121.001

MANUFACTURER: Precision Scientific Co.
MODEL: THELCO
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2A-G-7
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET & SHELVES/ GLASS DOOR/ WOODEN DOOR FRAME/ FELT DOOR SEAL/ ASBESTOS(?) DOOR SEAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.5 cm
Width: 47.0 cm
Height: 60.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Precision
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1950S/ (ACCORDING TO ORIGINAL CATALOGUE RECORDS)
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PRODUCE MOULDS/ A LAB INCUBATOR, NOT USED TO INCUBATE EGGS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR. PLATE IS PRIDOMINANTLY SILVER & BLACK IN COLOUR; MOST NUMERIC INFO IS STAMPED IN; FIRST WORD ONLY IS IN RED/ PLATE READS: 'THELCO/ LABORATORY APPARATUS BY/PRECISION SCIENTIFIC CO/ Made in USA CHICAGO, ILLINOIS/ COVERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ SERIAL NO 2A-G-7 CAT. NO 31480/ 101 TEMPRETURE RANGE TO 60c/ VOLTS 115 CYCLES AC/DC WATTS 75/ AMPS.65 H.P. PHASE 1 TYPE'/ BLACK & YELLOW STICKER READS: 'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 030588/ A320/ BOTH THESE 'PLATES' ARE FOUND ON THE DOOR
Missing: PLATE FROM EXTERIOR DOOR From CA of 07/03/1997 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: CABINET IS SILVER/GREY/ LATCH & HINGES ARE CHROME PLATED
Decoration: N/A

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Precision Scientific Co., Incubator, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1982.0121, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1982.0121.001/

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