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OBJECT TYPE: GASEOUS TUBE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0870.001

MANUFACTURER: Allanson Armature Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: FRANCEFORMER/A
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ CERAMIC PARTS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Height: 15.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Allanson
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, PROBABLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED BY MSC.
Function: A DEVICE FOR CHANGING THE VOLTAGE OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT BY OF MAGNETIC INDUCTION, INCREASING OR DECREASING THE VOLTAGE TO THAT REQUIRED.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate reading 'FRANCEFORMER/ GASEOUS TUBE TRANSFORMER/ CAT. 501 TYPE A/ PRI. 115 VOLTS 60 CY 450 VA/ SEC. 7500 VOLTS 60 MA/ MID. TAP OF H.T. GROUNDED/ ALLANSON ARMATURE/ MFG. CO. LTD./ TORONTO CANADA/ LICENCEE OF THE FRANCE MFG. CO. CLEVELAND'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL CASING & PARTS/ RED CERAMIC
Decoration: N/A

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Allanson Armature Mfg. Co. Ltd., Transformer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0870, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0870.001/

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