2003.70.79A-G
Description
- Media Type / Médias
- Image
- Item Type / Type d'élément
- Images, Electronic
- Description / Description
- (A) - square wood base with brown cardstock backing on bottom affixed with 20 nails, black plastic disc on each corner of bottom
- 2 metal plates attached to wood with bolts with spool shaped nuts screwed on; other end of plates has black knob; plates can be depressed to make contact with slotted screws; "B" is engraved next to left hand plate, "G" is engraved next to right hand plate
- above movable plates is one rectangular metal plate secured to wood with metal bolts with spool shaped nuts on top; "R" is engraved on left hand side above nut, "X" is engraved on right side above nut
- forming a V are 10 brass cylinders; cylinder at right side has spool shaped nut on top; sylinder on left side has 2 spool shaped nuts on top; cylinders inbetween end two have semicircular notch cut out to hold (B-G); at point of V is a spool shaped nut; "G" engraved under last cylinder on left; "B" engraved in point of V; cutouts are engraved with: "100"; "10"; "1"
- small plaque secured to cntre of box with two nails reads: "THE GEO. M. HENDRY CO., LTD/PHYSICAL AND/CHEMICAL APPARATUS/TORONTO,CANADA"
(B-G) slightly tapered brass cylinder topped with a ribbed black plastic knob (L-3cm, D-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
- 6cm H / 17.6cm L
Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 080 - Subject(s) / Sujet(s)
- Collection
- Chatham Kent Museum
- Copyright Statement / Déclaration de droit d'auteur
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original / Emplacement de l'original
- Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 080 - Terms of Use / 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.
- Contact / Contacter
- Chatham-Kent MuseumEmail:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:75 William Street North
Chatham, ON N7M 4L4
519-360-1998
