Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/IN/FT/SURVEYING/PORTABLE
DATE: 1894–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0727.001

MANUFACTURER: Watts, E.R. & Son
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1024
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS CASING/ SILVER METAL 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: 14.5 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 5.4 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: Watts
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 APPEARS ON DIAL: 'SURVEYING ANEROID/ 1st CIRCLE 0 TO 5000 FEET/ 2nd "5000 TO 10000"'; 'E.R. WATTS & SON,/ LONDON/ No 1024'/ 'COMPENSATED'/ 'T.S. 277' INCISED ON CASING BACK
Missing: ONE INDICATOR NEEDLE; 7 SCREWS From CA of 11/09/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing needle, linkage to aneroid cell
Finish: DARK LACQUERED FINISH APPLIED TO CASING/ BLACK PRINT ONMATT-SILVER FACE
Decoration: GRADUATED SCALES OF 0-10000 FT. AND 21-31 FT PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL

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Watts, E.R. & Son, Barometer, circa 1894–1910, Artifact no. 1984.0727, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0727.001/

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