General Information

Serial #

7023

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal frame and components; synthetic electrical cord

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

32.5 cm

Height

58.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Laboratory equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SUPPER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Natick

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1960s and 1970s

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet: "Used in Fernande Rochon’s Crystallography laboratory at the Chemistry Department at UQAM. These items are excellent examples of technologies used in Canadian chemistry that pre-date the use of computer graphics for visualizing chemical models and crystals."

Function

Used in the making of wooden or plastic chemical models for researching and/or teaching.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet: "Piercing machine: It was used with a little program (on punch-cards) which calculated the angles to be pierced in wood balls. It was used to make molecules whose structures had been determined by crystallographic machines. It could also be used to make models of unit cells or any other materials whose structure was known. It was purchased in 1970, but another one was used by Fernande Rochon at the University of Montreal in 1968. The wooden balls were linked by bronze rods, which were cut at appropriate lengths."

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Manufacturer's plate reads "Charles Supper Company/ Incorporated/ TECH. CIRCLE/ NATICK, MASS. 01760/ MODEL 800 SERIAL 7023/ MADE IN U.S.A.". Plate below "UNIVERSITÉ/ DU/ QUÉBEC/ BA 369". Synthetic label on arm "DÉPT. DE/ CHIMIE". Manufacturer's plate for small motor attached to press reads in part "Dayton/ AC-DC SERIES MOTOR/ 115 VOLTS MODEL 2M034" and "DAYTON ELECTRIC MFG. CO. CHICAGO 48 U.S.A.".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Metal frame is dark grey textured enamel with silver metal handle and scales (2). Dark grey synthetic electrical cord.

Decoration

N/A