General Information

Serial #

3394

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; wood handle; glass lenses

Dimensions

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

Length

20.6 cm

Width

15.5 cm

Height

11.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Visual

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

POCKLINGTON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Thomas Pocklington Ltd. made and repaired surveying instruments in Toronto between 1925 and 1992. It was one of the few Canadian firms producing precision instruments before WWII. Thomas (b. 1882), the founder, was trained as an instrument maker in the U.K. He moved to Toronto in the early 20th century and worked for Consolidated Optical Co. until he started his own business in 1925. From that time until 1940 the firm occupied a location near what is now the Eaton centre; from 1940 to 1953 the firm occupied 30 Bridgman Ave (presently Tarragon Theatre); from 1953 to 1992 they occupied 208 Weston Rd. The CSTM has the Brightly circular dividing engine (CSTM ARTIFACT # 1992.1776) purchased by the firm in 1940. Thomas was succeeded by his son William, who was succeeded by his two sons John and Ronald. Very little is known about the small precision instrument industry in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th century. Our growing collection of archival material and artifacts related to Pocklington, one of the leaders in that community, provides a more complete picture of this history. (Taken directly from acquisition proposal)

Function

Unknown

Technical

Instruments like this one document important phases in the history of this firm. This device represents the firm's involvement in WWII.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On inside of lid "ADMIRALTY PATTERN 1038/ LANTERN, SIGNALLING, PORTABLE, FOR V/S./ SERIAL No. 3394 YEAR 1945/ USE PATTERN 1039 LAMP/ USE PATTERN 1040 BATTERY WITH THIS LANTERN/ 1. ALWAYS CHECK ALIGNMENT OF SIGHTS WHEN A NEW/ LAMP IS FITTED./ 2. KEEP FRONT GLASSES CLEAN./ 3. CHARGE PATTERN 1040 BATTERY AT 0.5 AMPS/ FOR 6 HOURS./ REMOVE SCREW PLUGS DURING CHARGE./ KEEP PLATES COVERED WITH ELECTROLYTE BY ADDING/ DISTILLED WATER ONLY, AS REQUISITE./ ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE ONLY, MUST BE USED./ DO NOT USE ACID. THOS. POCKLINGTON LTD./ TORONTO"

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Black metal with finished wood grip.

Decoration

N/A