Curve, drawing

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0744.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, 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: Curve: Wood/ Case: Mahogay with brass hardware.

Dimensions

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

Length: 51.9 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Height: 11.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Keuffel Esser
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Late 19th century surveying instruments of Dominion Land surveyor John McLatchie (1842-1908) President of the Dominion Land Surveyors (1892- 1893), whose work included surveys of international boundary, the Alaska boundary, and extensive surveys in western Canada and the maritime provinces.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Complete set of railroad curves; Unknown if remaining pieces fully complete collection./ Triangles probably not part of original set./ One irregular curve cracked (See S.I.)
Finish: Listed on two ivory plates, inside the case, are the railroad curves and their location.
Decoration: Logo- Winged lion(trademark) pressed into each piece.

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Curve, drawing, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1978.0744, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0744.001/

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