Indicator, wind speed & direction
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FLASHING LIGHT
- DATE
- 1942–1951
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0503.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Meteorological Service of Canada
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ WODD BASE FOR DISPLAY.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.1 cm
- Width
- 16.5 cm
- Height
- 25.9 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
- Unknown
- Canada
-
A CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE INSTRUMENT FORMING PART OF THE M.S.C. PATTERSON ANEMOMETER SYSTEM USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR DECADES. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT DISPLAYS WIND DIRECTION & SPEED DATA FROM A SEPARATE ANEMOMETER IN THE FORM OF FLASHING LIGHTS. - Technical
-
THE SECOND VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL M.S.C. FLASHING LIGHTINDICATOR USED WITH THE PATTERON ANEMOVANE OF C. 1942 (SECOND VERSION?). IN 1942 THIS STEEL CASINGTYPE REPLACED THE EARLIER WOOD CASING INDICATOR; BY 1951IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE M.S.C. TYPE L INSTRUMENT. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- White lettering on casing reading 'M.S.C. WIND INDICATOR'.
- Missing
- From CA of 11/26/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ PLATED SWITCH/ WOOD STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Meteorological Service of Canada, Indicator, wind speed & direction, between 1942–1951, Artifact no. 1987.0503, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0503.001/
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