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OBJECT TYPE: DEMONSTRATION/FIXED & VARIABLE
DATE: 1880–1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: Koenig, Rudolph
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (PROBABLY BRASS)

Dimensions

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

Length: 1.8 cm
Width: 1.8 cm
Height: 68.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Acoustics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESE PIPES 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: USED TO DEMONSTRATE SPECIFIC ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES, IN A LABORATORY OR CLASSROOM SETTING.
Technical: TWO SOUND PIPES, MADE BY RUDOLPH KOENIG, PARIS (1832 TO 1901). THE END, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE PITCH OR RANGE OF SOUND, OF.1 IS FIXED. THESE MAY BE SIMILAR TO "LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLES"REFERRED TO IN 1889 KOENIG CATALOGUE (P. 72).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " R K " monogram incised in script on each pipe, near vent.
Missing: NONE APPARENT. From CA of 12/12/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: BOTH PIPES HAVE BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISHES.
Decoration: N/A

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Koenig, Rudolph, Pipe, circa 1880–1895, Artifact no. 1998.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0262.001/

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