Balance part

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OBJECT TYPE: double beam
DATE: 1970–2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0430.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: Dial-O-Gram
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal; adhesive.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Used between the 1970s and 1990s.
Canada: This artifact was used at the Imperial Oil geophysics laboratory.
Function: This scale was used to measure the weight of a sample.
Technical: This artifact features a vernier scale that allows the user to determine the mass of a sample to +/- 0.01 gram. It features a double beam that allows the user to add masses in increments of 10 and 100 grams, while the dial allows increments of 0.1 grams, up to 10 grams.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on front reads: “0 100 200g”.
Missing: The artifact appears complete.
Finish: Predominantly silver coloured metal; black lettering; reddish-brown adhesive and/or rust.
Decoration: No decoration.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Balance part, between 1970–2000, Artifact no. 2014.0430, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0430.003/

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