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OBJECT TYPE: SPRING BALANCE/LETTER/METRIC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0095.001

MANUFACTURER: SALTER
MODEL: SALTER'S LETTER BALANCE
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS FACE & PLUNGER/ STEEL BACK/ FERROUS METAL RING & HOOK

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.7 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Mass/weight
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SALTER
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.
Function: SCALE IN WHICH WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS OF LOAD ARE DETERMINED BY CHANGE IN SHAPE OR SPRING COMPONENT OF SCALE.
Technical: BRITISH MADE SPRING SCALE WITH SUSPENSION RING & HOOK TO HOLD LETTER OR PARCEL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON FACE READS "SALTER'S/ LETTER BALANCE" & "BRITISH MADE/ PATENT"/ INCISED SCALE FOR 1 TO 250 GRAMS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BRASS COLOURED FACE PLUNGER/ BLACK PAINTED BACK/ FINISH OBSCURED ON RING & HOOK
Decoration: N/A

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SALTER, Scale, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0095, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1999.0095.001/

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