2003.70.88A-B
Description
- Media Type / Médias
- Image
- Item Type / Type d'élément
- Images, Electronic
- Description / Description
- (A) - a solid, wooden, rectangular box with a base; the top of the box is covered with black plastic that is held down by eight screws; running lengthwise along the top of the block are two parallel lines of metal ovals, these ovals are raised from the plastic and their ends are inverted in a semi-circular shape; the first and last oval in each line has a cut off flattened end; there are 7 ovals in each line; at one end of both of the lines there is a cylindrical metal piece of varying widths with a screw head on the very top
- engraved under the ovals where the semi-circular ends meet: first line reads: "40 30 20 10 4 3", second line reads: ".1 .2 .3 .4 1 2" engraved om the middle of the black plastic "CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO."
- on a red sticker in the top right hand corner in white raised numbers: "307"
(B) - cylindrical piece of brass of varying widths with a ribbed black plstic knob; the circular bottom fits into the circular space that is formed by the semi-circular ends of two ovals
- 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
- 10.1cm H / 20.7cm L
Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 081 - 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 081 - 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
