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OBJECT TYPE: SOLAR ECLIPSE
DATE: 1993–1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0186.001

MANUFACTURER: LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL
MODEL: SUNFIRE
LOCATION: Pickering, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM BASE; CHEMICAL COATINGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.0 cm
Width: 5.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Observation equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: LOGISTICS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Pickering

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: USED SPECIFICALLY ON MAY 10, 1994
Canada: THIS VIEWER MADE IN CANADA. SAFETY TESTING CONDUCTED BY DR. RALPH CHOU, OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPT., UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, ON.
Function: TO PERMIT OBSERVATION OF SOLAR ECLIPSE WITHOUT INJURY TO HUMAN EYE
Technical: DESIGN INCORPORATES PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM BASE SIMILAR TO THAT USED WITH KODAK T-MAX FILM AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS ADDED TO THE SUBSTRATE. USING A DEVICE SUCH AS THIS SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE VIEWER PERMITTED THE SAFE OBSERVATION OF THE MAY 10, 1994 SOLAR ECLIPSE BYORDINARY CANADIANS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: NONE From CA of 11/13/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: SMOOTH, SHINY BLACK FILM
Decoration: N/A

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LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL, Viewer, between 1993–1994, Artifact no. 1994.0186, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0186.001/

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