Screw collection
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1850–1870
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0079.005
- MANUFACTURER
- Ross, Andrew
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass screws
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Astronomy
- Category
- Observation equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Ross
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
No known direct association to or specific use in Canada. - Function
-
To secure elements of a telescope to the main body. - Technical
-
Typical small refracting telescope made by one of the top British makers of the period (Ross); made also for terrestrial use (has erecting lens eye piece); stabilizing piece; eyepiece with non width-worth thread; has yellow moon filter and two (2) dark red solar filters. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Small dull brass coloured screws
- Decoration
- N/A
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Ross, Andrew, Screw collection, circa 1850–1870, Artifact no. 1979.0079, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1979.0079.005/
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