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OBJECT TYPE: ULTRAMICRO
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0225.001

MANUFACTURER: Watts, E.R. & Son Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 63209
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Height: 40.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Watts
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY AECL AT THE CHALK RIVER LABORATORIES WHEN THEY WERE DEVELOPING THE NRX NUCLEAR REACTOR.
Function: USED TO MEASURE VERY SMALL QUANTITIES.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF PRECISE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON BASE: 'E.R. WATTS & SON LTD./ LONDON/ NO. 63209' 'ERW&S [LOGO]/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ DECAL ON FRONT: 'AECL/ N-R-X'/ DYNOTAPE: 'T 2969'/ PRINTED ON FRONT DIAL: '1 DIV. = 100 GRADES/ [SCALE] 0 [TO] 24 [IN ONES]/ LEFT PAN HEAVY RIGHT PAN HEAVY'
Missing: N/A
Finish: STAND AND FRONT UNIT: BLACK MATTE TEXTURED FINISH/ LACQUERED ALUMINUM BACK SECTION
Decoration: N/A

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Watts, E.R. & Son Ltd., Balance, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1998.0225, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0225.001/

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