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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0901.001

MANUFACTURER: TELEX
MODEL: SPECIAL
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM HOUSING/ BLASS LENS & MIRROR/ PLASTIC VINYL

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: 2.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TELEX
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: OPTICAL DEVICE FOR MEASURING DISTANCES. TO MEASURE THE ANGLE OF THE HYPOTENUSE IN A RIGHT-ANGLED TRIANGLE: ONE SIDE IS KNOWN, BASE OF RANGE-FINDER. OTHER IS UNKNOWN, DISTANCE OF CAMERA FROM OBJECT. MEASURE THE ANGLE WHILE THE THIRD SIDE (HYPOTENUSE) MAKES WITH THE OBJECT, THE DISTANCE WILL BE KNOWN.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FRONT: BLACK ON SILVER WITIN A RECTANGLE, `TELEX', BELOW THIS `SPECIAL'/ BACK: `GERMANY', CENTER OF FOCUS DIAL `m'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK FRONT & BACK WITH SILVER TRIM/ VINYL BLACK, WRAPPED AROUND TOP, BOTTOM & SIDES/ PRINT IN BLACK & SILVER
Decoration: NONE

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TELEX, Rangefinder, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1981.0901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0901.001/

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