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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1968
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.2130.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Askania Werke AG, Bamberg Factory
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Berlin, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 571788
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING; LEATHER CASE & LID; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.0 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- 36.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-distance
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Askania
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Berlin
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF ALTIMETER PROBABLY USED C. LATE 1960S-EARLY 1980S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
- Canada
-
PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY MEMBERS OF DOMINION OBSERVATORY STAFF ENGAGED IN CONDUCTING GRAVITY SURVEYS IN CANADA - Function
-
TO MEASURE ALTITUDE - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY ALTIMETER OF LATE 1960S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- CO. LOGO & 'ASKANIA WERKE, A.G./ BAMBERGWERK/ BERLIN-FRIEDENAU/ NT. 571788/ GERMANY' INCISED IN CASING TOP/ GSC INVENTORYLABEL APPLIED TO UPPER LEFT READS: 'GR 61092/ DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG'./ YELLOW DYMO TAPE LABEL IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER READS: '53034F'/ METAL CLASP ON CASE FRONT READS: 'TURNYT/ 1KA No 1748/ MADE IN GERMANY'
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- TOP PORTION OF ALTIMETER CASING FINISHED WITH CREAM-COLOURED ENAMEL; EYEPIECE, BULL'S EYE LEVEL, ADJUSTMENT DIAL AND 3 FEET ON BASE ALL BLACK. 3/4 OF INSTRUMENT ENCASED IN BROWN LEATHER CASE; ALSO CW LEATHER CASE LID
- Decoration
- N/A
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Askania Werke AG, Bamberg Factory, Altimeter, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1987.2130, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2130.001/
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