General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BOX, INTERIOR STAND, MOTOR BASE/ METAL WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, WIRE COVERING, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

23.5 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

2.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Demonstration & teaching equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

DR. PETER MILLMAN WAS CANADIAN WHO FIRST IDENTIFIED METEOR IMPACT CRATERS IN CANADA (APPROX. 24). HE WAS NOMINATED FOR ORDER OF CANADA. THIS SIMULATOR COMES FROM DOMINION OBSERVATORY.

Function

USED WITH PROJECTOR TO PROJECT ONTO SCREEN SIMULATION OF METEOR ACTIVITY.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED LETTERING ON PLATE ON MOTOR READS "A.C. OR D.C./ 105 115 VOLTS60 CYCLES OR LESS/ SEE PATS ATTACHED", "Polar Cub", & "MADE BY/ A.C. Gilbert Co./ NEW HAVEN, CONN./ U.S.A."/ HANDWRITTEN "LeonidShower" & "Persud Shower" ON TWO OF ENVELOPES CONTAINING PLATES

Missing

UNKNOWN From CA of 01/14/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - seems complete - unsure

Finish

BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED MOTOR CASING/ BLACK, BROWN, GREY, RED SYNTHETIC/ CLEAR COATING ON BOX & INTERIOR STAND/ BROWN STAIN & CLEAR COATING ON MOTOR BASE

Decoration

N/A