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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1566.003

MANUFACTURER: Letcher, J.T.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Truro, Cornwall, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 53
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal casing; paper label; tallow grease, cotton (?) wick

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.6 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 4.7 cm
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: Letcher
Country: England
State/Province: Cornwall
City: Truro

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C.1880S+
Canada: Presumably used in Ontario, but also exemplary of blowpipes sets used in North America at the time.
Function: USED TO PERFORM CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
Technical: 19th c. blowpipe set for mineral prospection. This 'Best' set is more elaborate, containing a variety of chemicals & test minerals. It was used by Alfred Gillies for the analysis of rock samples (presumably in Ont.) This type of small, simple, & portable kit was very popular with geologsts & others 1880+
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Round paper label bears text: "J.T. LETCHER, TRURO, CORNWALL/ SOCIETY OF ARTS BLOWPIPE LAMP./ DIRECTIONS./ Light the Wick & then/ direct the flame with the/ Blowpipe on to the grease/ until it is melted, after which/ the heat of the flame is suffi-/ cient to keep the whole liqui-/ fied until all is consumed./ NOTE - The wick should be/ lifted each time after use,/ ready for trimming before/ the next operation."
Missing: N/A
Finish: Corroded metal with a paper label on the lid that has black ink writting.
Decoration: N/A

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Letcher, J.T., Lamp, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1566, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1566.003/

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