General Information

Serial #

42-47

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BASE (REPRODUCTION FOR DISPLAY)/ CAST IRON BASE/ METAL CASING WITH TOP OPENING LID/ FOUR GLASS SIDES/ STEEL, ALUMINUM, AND BRASS WORKING PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

40.5 cm

Width

25.3 cm

Height

24.8 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

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

LATE 1940'S

Canada

A RECORDER USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE WITH THE ANEMOMETER DEVELOPED BY JOHN PATTERSON OF M.S.C. IN THE 1920'S; SUCCESSIVE VARIATIONS OF THIS WERE USED FOR DECADES BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE.

Function

A RECORDER FOR WIND SPEED & DIRECTION DATA RECEIVED FROM A SEPARATE ANEMOMETER, WHICH REGISTERS THE DATA ON A PAPER CHART.

Technical

A 1940'S EXAMPLE OF THE EVENT RECORDER DEVELOPED BY M.S.C. IN THE 1930'S & USEDAS ANEMOGRAPHS & RAIN GAUGE RECORDERS, THIS IS THE LATER TYPE A INSTRUMENT, THE MSC TYPE A-2. IT HAS 1 PEN FOR VELOCITY & 2 FOR DIRECTION, ONE RECORDING NORTH-SOUTH, THE OTHER EAST-WEST, & BOTH ARE USED FOR INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised white lettering on casing interior base reading 'M.S.C./ 42-47/TYPE A2'.

Missing

From CA of 11/04/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BASE & CASING/ METALLIC PARTS/ WOOD BASE STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED.

Decoration

N/A