Table, plane

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0883.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN TABLE TOP (POSSIBLY MAPLE); METAL EDGE

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 45.4 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Survey equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: POSSIBLY NEW-NEVER USED
Canada: Unknown
Function: PROVIDES DRAWING SURFACE, IN HORIZONTAL PLANE, FOR TOPOGRAPHICAL & MAPPING SURVEY WORK
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PLANE TABLE TOP, WITHOUT UNIVERSAL JOINT FITTING OR TRIPOD. USED WITH AN ALIDADE, A COMPASS & BUBBLE LEVEL, BEARINGS COULD BE MARKED ON PAPER PINNED OR OTHERWISE SECURED TO THE BOARD. BY MOVING THE TABLE FROM ONE STATION TO ANOTHER, A MAP COULD BE DRAWN ON SITE. THIS METHOD ELIMINATED NEED TO MEASURE ANGLES AND CALCULATE THESE MEASUREMENTS. CONSTRUCTED IN SECTIONS, TO PREVENT WARPING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE BY MFR.
Missing: NONE
Finish: GREY PAINTED ENAMEL FINISH ON METAL EDGES
Decoration: NONE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Table, plane, circa 1950–1980, Artifact no. 1986.0883, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0883.001/

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