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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0502.001

MANUFACTURER: Watsons
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 26
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE, REELS, FILM HOLDER, CRANK, LENS CASING, AND POWER SUPPLY (ADAPTER) CASING/ GLASS LENS/ WOODEN BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.5 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN CBC WINNIPEG STUDIOS.
Function: PERMITS FILM TO BE PROJECTED INTO TV CAMERA FOR VIEWING ON LOCATION OUTSIDE TELEVISION STUDIO (N.B. TENTATIVE, AS PER CURATOR)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'DIA-SCOPE #32171' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON MASKING TAPE ATTACHED TOBOX/ '2' PAINTED IN WHITE ON POWER CASING/ 'WATSONS/ 26' INCISED ON BACK, LOWER EDGE OF MOUNTING FLANGE/ 'INT. PROJECTOR CORP./ PAT. NO. 1,850,830' INCISED ON ONE SPROCKET REEL.
Missing: N/A
Finish: REELS, FILM HOLDER, CRANK ARE UNFINISHED METAL/ BASE, LENS CASING, POWER CASING AND WING NUTS ARE PAINTED BLACK/ WOODEN BOX PAINTED BLUE/ BOX'S HANDLE BLACK PAINTED METAL/ SOME BLUE PAINT ON POWER SUPPLY CASING AND CONNECTOR.
Decoration: N/A

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Watsons, Diascope, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0502, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0502.001/

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