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OBJECT TYPE: TELESCOPE
DATE: 1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1517.002

MANUFACTURER: Cooke, T. & Sons Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London & York, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD FRAME HAS MINOR BRASS FITTINGS; SOME INSIDE EDGES LINED WITH VELVET; GROUND GLASS PLATE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 26.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cooke
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London & York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TELESCOPE CAMERA BODY CONSTRUCTED FOR USE AFTER 1921. APPEARS LITTLE USED/NEW.
Canada: PART OF DOMINION OBSERVATORY COLLECTION OF ASTRONOMY EQUIPMENT.
Function: USED AS PART OF TELESCOPE CAMERA SYSTEM TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOON, STARS, AND OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES.
Technical: CAMERA BODY FEATURES RACK & PINNION FOCUSING AND LOCKING COLLAR. PLATE HOLDER (.2) WAS PROBABLY ONE OF SEVERAL, VARYING IN SIZE. USING AN ADAPTOR, THIS CAMERA BODY WOULD HAVE BEEN FITTED TO THE MOUNTING PLATE OF A TELESCOPE. PROBABLY USED WITH 15" TELESCOPE (740488), BUT COULD BE USED WITH OTHERS. APPEARS ALMOST NEW.(REF 1
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN WOOD CAMERA BACK FRAME FITTED WITH BLACK-PAINTED BRASS (?) ATTACHMENT COLLAR; OPAQUE GROUND GLASS PLATE
Decoration: N/A

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Cooke, T. & Sons Ltd., Back, camera, before 1921, Artifact no. 1970.1517, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1970.1517.002/

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