Hammer, geophone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0539.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL HAMMER HEAD; WOOD HANDLE WRAPPED WITH SYNTHETIC ELECTRICAL TAPE; METAL & SYNTHETIC GEOPHONE & WIRING; METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS/.2 SYNTHETIC COVERED METAL WIRING ON METAL HANGER

Dimensions

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

Length: 86.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 6.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: .2 CW HANDWRITTEN TAG INDICATING CABLE WAS VERIFIED AUG. 27, 1974
Canada: ONE OF COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS USED BY PROF. M.K. SEGUIN WHILE IN GEOLOGY DEPT. OF U. OF LAVAL, QUEBEC DURING 1960S TO CA. 1990. THEY WEREACQUIRED BY SEGUIN TO SUPPORT CONTRACT RESEARCH, & AS TEACHING APPARATUS FOR HIS GRAD STUDENTS & TEACHING AIDS FOR UNDERGRAD GEOLOGY STUDENTS AT LAVAL CA.1960-1995.
Function: HAMMER-LIKE DEVICE USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION TO CREATE IMPACT ON GROUND. RESULTING SOUND WOULD REFRACT OFF LAYERS OF GROUND & DELAY TIME OF PICKUP AT DIFFERENT GEOPHONES PLACED IN LINE WOULD PROVIDE DETAILS OF GROUND STRUCTURE. THIS HAMMER HAS GEOPHONE ATTACHED.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED LETTERING ON HAMMER HEAD READS "12" & " PLUMB/ USA"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/26/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: .1 BLACK PAINTED HEAD; RED PAINTED HANDLE WITH YELLOW SECTION; YELLOW GEOPHONE WITH BLACK CABLE; BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE; PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/.2 BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERED WIRING, METALLIC HANGER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hammer, geophone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0539, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0539.001/

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