Gauge, Boley

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1910–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0342.001

MANUFACTURER: Dixon
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: ALL METALCONSTRUCTION-PROBABLY STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.6 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Dixon
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C.1920S+
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF DENTAL & DENTURE MAKING EQ. ORIGINALLY USED/ ASSEMBLED BY P. HANNAFORD. MR. HANNAFORD WORKED IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. C.1916-17 HE WAS HIRED BY ALLEN & ROLLASTON, LTD. TORONTO. OTTAWA LAB. EST'D. 1929; & LABS. OPERATED IN HAMILTON & MONTREAL. C.1967 A&R LTD. SOLD TO SHAW DENTAL LABS.
Function: USED TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS TO 1/10 MILLIMETER
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MEASURING DEVICE WIDELY USED BY DENTISTS, WATCHMAKERS, AND SCIENTISTS. IT CAN MEASURE ACCURATELY TO 1/10 MILLIMETER OR 1/250TH OF AN INCH. IT IS FITTED WITH A VERNIER, FOR PRECISE READINGS. IT WAS USED BY DENTISTS FOR MEASURING INSTRUMENT BLADES, PLUGGER POINTS, BURS, DRILLS, ETC. AS WELL AS MEASURING TEETH, FORMS, ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'DIXON/ MADE IN USA' STAMPED IN EXTREME RIGHT OF SCALE. SCALE DIVIDED 0-10 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS; VERNIER SCALE DISPLAYS 11 DIVISIONS
Missing: NONE
Finish: DULL SILVER METAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Dixon, Gauge, Boley, circa 1910–1960, Artifact no. 1989.0342, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0342.001/

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