Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/IN/FT/SURVEYING/PORTABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0726.001

MANUFACTURER: HICKS, J.
MODEL: WATKIN PATENT
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 2
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER METAL CASING & DIAL/ METAL WORKS/ BEVELED GLASS FACE

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.8 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric pressure measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HICKS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: INSTRUMENT USED BY THE TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. COLLECTION WAS IN POSSESSION OF NRC SINCE 1930'S.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, A METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EVACUATED OF AIR, AT A GIVEN ALTITUDE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING INFOAPPEARS ON DIAL: 'WATKIN PATENT/ COMPENSATED NO. 2'/ 'J. Hicks/ 8, 9, & 10 Hatton Garden/ London'/ 'T.S. 119' STAMPED ON TOP CENTRE OF CASING/ 'TO SHUT OFF TURN TO LEFT' STAMPED ON BACK
Missing: INDICATOR NEEDLE From CA of 11/09/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing needle, chain linkage to needle
Finish: BRUSHED FINISH ON METAL CASING/ BLACK PRINT ON MATT-SILVER FACE
Decoration: GRADUATED SCALES OF 0-10,000 FT. AND 21-31 IN PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL

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HICKS, J., Barometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0726, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0726.001/

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