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Interior of surveyor's office

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198_]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
Subjects
Occupations - Land Surveyors
Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.838
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[198_]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
25-Aug-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. print; 8.5 x 9 cm accompanying negative (negative no.4)
Images
Less detail

wall clock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81748
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.20.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.20.1
Description
Clock - wall clock in a wood case with a pendulum enclosed by a lower extension of the case. The case face is octagonal with a round clock dial. The clock is made by the "New Haven" clock company of the USA. and is marked as a "REGULATOR"
There is a paper label glued to the back of the clock : "8 Day ERIE REGULATOR / TIME PIECE / MADE BY / THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN. / U.S.A. / DIRECTIONS FOR REGULATING THE CLOCK / If the clock should go too fast, lower the ball; if too / slow, raise it." printed on label.
There is a pendulum with the clock
There is a key to wind the clock
Object History
The donor was a janitor working for the Burnaby School Board durring most of his career. The clock was donated is from the Riverway East School. This school was built in 1906 and torn down after the Second World War, ca 1948, and replaced with a new school called Glenwood.
Riverway East School was very similar to the Seaforth School now located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Timekeeping T&E
Object Term
Clock
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Names
Riverway East School
Images
Less detail