Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: gun sight/1 socket
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0377.002

MANUFACTURER: Barr & Stroud Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Glasgow, Scotland

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic lamp housing with metal contacts. Boîtier synthétique avec contacts métallique.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 5.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Barr Stroud
Country: Scotland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Glasgow

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ca. 1941-1943
Canada: The Reflector Sight Mk. II was used by many Canadian pilots flying British aircraft during the Second World War. Le "Reflector Sight Mk. II" était utilisé par plusieurs pilotes Canadiens qui volait des avions Britanniques lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Function: Shines light through a filter and a series of lenses of a gun sight to reflect the image of a sighting ring on a piece of glass. Fait brillé la lumière à travers un filtre et une série de lentilles d'un viseur pour refléter l'image d'un anneau sur un morceau de verre.
Technical: The Reflector Sight Mk. II using a projector and a range estimator, the gunsight showed pilots where and when to fire on an enemy aircraft. Le "Reflector Sight Mk. II" utilisait un projecteur et estimateur de distance, le viseur aidait les pilotes à déterminer quand tiré l'avion d'un ennemi.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: In raised letters on the plug: "A [crown symbol] M/ REF. NO. 5c/890"/ Stamped on the plug housing: "[A]BE/ [2]"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Black synthetic lamp housing, cord, and plug with a brass-coloured socket and grey metal plug contacts. There are yellow and white ink stamps on areas of the housing. Boîtié de lampe et corde noire synthétique avec une prise en couleur de laiton et des contacts métalliques gris. On y retrouve des marques d'encres jaune et blanc sur le boîtier.
Decoration: N/A

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Barr & Stroud Ltd., Lamp, electric, circa 1941, Artifact no. 2014.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2014.0377.002/

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