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OBJECT TYPE: PAPER THICKNESS/.OOO5 INCHES
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0821.001

MANUFACTURER: FEDERAL PRODUCTS CORP.
MODEL: 691B-80
LOCATION: Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL/ SYNTHETIC DIAL COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.8 cm
Width: 7.2 cm
Height: 23.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Length
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FEDERAL PRODUCTS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Rhode Island
City: Providence

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE THICKNESS OF PAPER, BY MEANS OF WEIGHTED PLUNGER WHICH IS LOWERED ONTO SMALL STACK OF PAPER BY LEVER & WHICH REGISTERS THICKNESS OF PAPER ON DIAL.
Technical: MICROMETERS WERE USED TO MEASURE THICKNESS OF PAPER IN PAPER TESTING LABORATORIES & WERE USUALLY OF SPRING PRESSURE OR SCREW TYPE (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "CONFORMS TO SPECIFICATIONS/ DEVELOPED BY THE/LITHOGRAPHIC/ TECHNICAL [LOGO]/ FOUNDATION, INC./ MODEL NO. 691B-80/ FEDERAL PRODUCTS CORP./ PROVIDENCE, R.I., U.S.A."/ BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL READS "FULL JEWELED/ FEDERAL/ FEDERAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION/ PROVIDENCE, R.I. U.S.A./ Model D71-C/.0005 [INCHES]" WITH SCALES MARKED FOR 0 TO 50 & 0 TO 10/ INCISED "800 ON TOP OF WEIGHT
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: FRAME PAINTED TEXTURED GREEN/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW
Decoration: N/A

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FEDERAL PRODUCTS CORP., Micrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0821, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0821.001/

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