Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTATION/3 CUP/ELECTRICAL/CONICAL, FLAT-EDGED, BEADED CUPS
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0479.001

MANUFACTURER: DOT Meteorological Branch
MODEL: 45B
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 561
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, INCLUDING ALUMINUM/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ PLEXIGLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 66.1 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Height: 68.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MSC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: MID 1960'S+
Canada: THE THREE-CUP ANENOMETER WAS DESIGNED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATTERSON OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE 1920'S; SUCCESSIVE VERSIONS OF THIS CANADIAN ANENOMETER WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE FOR DECADES.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED & DIRECTION BY MEANS OF A CUPWHEEL & WINDVANE RESPECTIVELY, WITH THE READINGS RECORDED BY A SEPARATE ANEMOGRAPH & INDICATED ON A FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF THE 1960'S VERSION OF THE TYPE 45B (45B4) ANENOMETER, WHICH SUCCEEDED THE 45B MODEL INTRODUCED IN 1952. THE VELOCITY CONTACT SYSTEM HAD BEEN REDESIGNED TO EMPLOY A DIFFERENT FORM OF CONTACT & THE DIRECTION CONTACT SYSTEM WAS ALSOMODIFIED. BY 1982 CHANGES IN DESIGN HAD AGAIN BEEN MADE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED 'M.S.C. 561/ LABEL ON BASE READS 'GOVERNMENT OF CANADA/ METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ EX 675/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT'
Missing: METAL COVER OF CONTACT ASSEMBLY COMPARTMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY PLEXIGLASS
Finish: PAINTED GREY METAL/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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DOT Meteorological Branch, Anemometer, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1966.0479, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0479.001/

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