2003.70.96A-E
Description
- Médias
- Image
- Type d'élément
- Images, Electronic
- Description
- (A) - rectangular, wooden base, bevelled edge; rectangular wooden box attached to base, rounded top edge; attached to top of box with four slotted screws is black plastic[?] rectangle; protruding through 2 holes in rectangle are 2 silver columns, both have 2 holes running horizontally through them for D and E and 1 centre top threaded hole for B and C ; black mark on colum with minus markings
- on side of box are 5 screws with bolts on ends, secure a vertical gold metal rectangle with curved top and white rectangle with 2 small grommitted holes; black metal disk behind gold rectangle is part of white rectangle bent to make connection with gold rectangle; to the lower right of this set-up is a silver label with black type that reads: "ELECTRIC TECHNIC/PRODUCTS/CHICAGO 40, ILLINOIS, U.S.A."
- on base next to box are 2 black terminals; centre gold hollow cylinders are covered with black cuff that turns and moves up to reveal centre cylinder; above one is "-" [minus sign] abd the other "+" [plus sign], both are handwritten in black; next to minus sign a hole has been cut through base; next to plus sign is black shiny plastic nob
(B) - silver; metal screw; large flat round head; "+" handwritten in blue on top of head (D-1.9cm, H-1.8cm)
C) - same as B with following exception: "-" handwritten in blue on top of head
(D & E) - metal spike with black handle; inserted through holes in columns of A, when electrified sparks sit inbetween two spikes, (L-18.7cm, W-1cm)
- used in science labs at CCI in early 1900s
- first school built at corner of Murray and Prince streets in 1855, known as Chatham Grammar School
- 1870s school was turned into a high school
- 1887 school obtained collegiate status
- September 1940 the building on site today was opened
- spring of 2002 school was slated to be closed a campaign to keep it open lasted one year and school finally closed in spring of 2003
- Date unknown
- 21.5cm H / 35.5cm L
Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 077 - Sujet(s)
- Collection
- Chatham Kent Museum
- Déclaration de droit d'auteur
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Emplacement d'original
- Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 077 - Conditions d'utilisation
- Copies are provided for research and private study only. Permission to use images in any other way including, but not limited to, publication, exhibition, film, video or TV broadcast, or on any CD or website, must be obtained in writing from an authorized representative of the Chatham-Kent Museum prior to use. This applies to low-resolution copies downloaded from this site at no cost and to high resolution copies.
- Contacter
- Chatham-Kent MuseumCourriel:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
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