General Information

Serial #

2146

Part Number

1

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUS METAL, INCLUDING BRASS/ WOOD HANDLE/ WOOD BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE/ CARDBOARD PACKAGE FOR PENCIL LEADS

Dimensions

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

Length

104.0 cm

Width

17.6 cm

Height

14.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mathematics

Category

Drawing & measuring instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HUGHES OWENS

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.

Function

APPARATUS FOR ENLARGING OR REDUCING PICTURES, MAPS, OR DRAWINGS TO SCALE.

Technical

SUSPENDED PANTOGRAPHS WERE DELICATE & PRECISE, WITH NO FRICTION OF BAR SUPPORTS ON DRAWING AS BARS WERE SUSPENDED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED LETTERING READING "No 2146" WITH UNKNOWN LOGO, & "HUGHES OWENS CO. LTD. MONTREAL/ WINNIPEG No 8372 TORONTO"/.1-.3 INCISED BLACK SCALES

Missing

STANDARD FOR SUSPENSION/ SOME ACCESSORIES

Finish

BRUSHED METAL BARS/ BRASS COLOURED, PLATED, BROWN & RED PAINTED PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED WOOD HANDLE/ BROWN STAINED? WOOD BOX WITH BLACK PAINTED HANDLE

Decoration

N/A