Finder, fire

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1232.001

MANUFACTURER: Leupold & Voelpel
MODEL: OSBORNE
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON/ BRASS AZIMUTH RING

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 65.0 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-angles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Leupold Voelpel
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Oregon
City: Portland

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO LOCATE FOREST FIRES, USUALLY FROM LOOKOUT TOWERS. IT MEASURES HORIZONTAL ANGLES FROM TRUE NORTH TO ANY 'SIGHTED' OBJECT; MEASURES THE VERTICAL ANGLE ABOVE OR BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE LOOKOUT; ACCURATELY SCALES DISTANCE FROM LOOKOUT STATION TO FIRE.
Technical: DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITYAND EASE OF OPERATION THIS INSTRUMENT NEVERTHELESS MEASURES HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL ANGLES WITH TRANSIT PRECISION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GRADUATED MARKINGS ON OUTSIDE EDGE AND ON AZIMUTH RING FROM '0' TO '350'
Missing: Slightly assembled cross wire
Finish: RING PAINTED RED; PLATE PAINTED GREY
Decoration: N/A

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Leupold & Voelpel, Finder, fire, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1988.1232, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1232.001/

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