Detector, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0144.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: M. O. P. METHANOMETER G70 MK.1
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 476
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, BAKELITE, GLASS & LEATHER

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.9 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 17.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used in Nova Scotia.
Function: TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF METHANE IN THE AIR
Technical: Methanometers were a very important piece of equipment for miners,especially in coal mines as they were used to measure methane gas in the air of a mine. The very first one (W8) was developped around 1950 by Mine Safety ApplianceCompany Ltd. Methanometers powered by an Edison battery cap lamp could be carriedon a miner’s belt along with other tools. (From Patrick Morel-a-l'Huissier's document, see references field for enterprise link)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFRS PLATE ON FRONT OF MACHINE/GRADUATED SCALE WITH BLACK LETTERING IN UPPER LEFT CORNER/DYMO TAPE BELOW MFRS PLATE WITH P.2 & ANOTHER WITH 0896, THERE ARE OTHERS ON LEATHER CASE WITH UNDER. GROUND ALEX HARLEY 0896 & 0896/STAMPED INTO CASE IS P2 & 0896/*
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Detector, gas, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1986.0144, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0144.001/

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