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OBJECT TYPE: DEMONSTRATION/MOUNTED/256 Hz/512 VS
DATE: 1880–1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0247.002

MANUFACTURER: Koenig, Rudolph
MODEL: UT 3
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL FORK, WITH TURNED WOODEN COLLAR; SPRUCE (?) RESONATING BOX HAS MAHOGANY (?) VENEER FINISH ON SIDES AND END PANEL, AND IS FITTED WITH RUBBER FEET OR PADS ON UNDERSIDE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 11.7 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Koenig
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESE TUNING FORKS PROBABLY USED C. 1890S +
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHYSICS LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION APPARATUS FROM MCMASTER UNIVERSITY. FOUNDED IN 1887 MCMASTER WAS ORIGINALLY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION, AND WAS LOCATED IN TORONTO. IN 1930 THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS STUDENT POPULATION OF 500 WAS MOVED TO HAMILTON, ONT. ( REF. 1)
Function: WHEN STRUCK, TO AUDIBLY REPRODUCE A NOTE OF A DEFINITE PITCH.
Technical: COLLECTION OF 7 TUNING FORKS, 5 OF WHICH ARE MOUNTED ON RESONATING BOXES AND PRODUCE A STRONGER TONE WHEN STRUCK. IT IS THE AIR IN THE BOX WHICH RESONATES, AND THE SIZE OF THE BOX IS CHOSEN TO PRODUCE THE MAXIMUM EFFECT. THESE FORKS PRODUCE TONES IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH OCTAVES, AND ONE VERY HIGH D TONE (RE5) (REF. 2). FRENCH TUNING FORKS ARE MARKED WITH DOUBLE THE STANDARD FREQUENCY, IE. MIDDLE C= 512 (PULSES).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "UT/3" and "RUDOLPH KOENIG/ A PARIS" incised on resonating box. "BT 9.3" handwritten on adhesive label applied to inside edge of box. "UT/3 / 512 VS" & "R K" incised on fork.
Missing: NONE, SAVE SOME RUBBER PADS ON UNDERSIDE OF RESONATING BOXES. From CA of 12/12/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: FINE, STRAIGHT GRAIN VENEER PANELS APPLIED TO TOP SURFACE OF EACH RESONATING BOX ARE LIGHT BROWN IN COLOUR; SIDES AND END PANELS ARE DARKER MAHOGANY (?) VENEER
Decoration: N/A

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Koenig, Rudolph, Fork, tuning, circa 1880–1895, Artifact no. 1998.0247, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0247.002/

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