Case, instrument

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OBJECT TYPE: spacer set/wood
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0381.012

MANUFACTURER: LUFKIN RULE CO.
MODEL: 25
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 12
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wood case with metal hardware

Dimensions

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

Length: 90.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 4.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A case to hold a set of spacers.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: indented gold lettering reading "LUFKIN" on exterior lid/ label attached to lid interior reads '# 25 [handwritten]/ GAUGE SET/ Manufactured by The Lufkin Rule Co./ for EXACTEL INSTRUMENT CO./ GAGE LENGTH ACTUAL READING/ 1" 1.0006/ 2" 2.0062/ 4" 3.9998/ 8" 8.0006/ 16" 15.9998/ 32" 32.0000', with figures under 'ACTUAL READING' handwritten/ label on casing reads ‘GOVERNMENT OF CANADA/ METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ CALIBRATION UNIT/ C16-001F/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT'/ inventory label reads ‘ASCL JAN 84/ DS-0091'/
Missing: appears complete
Finish: coated light brown wood/ plated hardware
Decoration: N/A

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LUFKIN RULE CO., Case, instrument, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.0381, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2004.0381.012/

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