Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE
ROTATION/WINDMILL/KINGSTON LONG SHAFT
DATE
1876–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0508.001
MANUFACTURER
Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD BASE/ CAST METAL BASE/ METAL VANES/ BRASS AND STEEL MECHANISM/ BRASS ARROW & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC WINDOW IN CASING.

Dimensions

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

Length
52.5 cm
Width
31.0 cm
Height
50.6 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
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
C. 1878 TO C. 1900
Canada
A WINDMILL ANEMOMETER OF THE TYPE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE LASTQUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY. IT WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED BY OR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF PROFESSOR GEORGE KINGSTON, DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FROM 1855 TO 1880, & BUILT IN CANADA.
Function
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND DIRECTION BY MEANS OF A WINDMILL WIND VANE, WITH THE VANE ORIENTATION CONVEYED MECHANICALLY TO AN INDICATOR BY MEANS OF A LONG SHAFT.
Technical
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS CONSIDERED A MAJOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE MEASUREMENT OF WIND DIRECTION; ACCORDING TO KINGSTON WINDMILL VANES HAVE LESS OSCILLATION THAN OTHER TYPES. THE LONG TUBULAR SHAFT IS ACTED UPON BYA DUAL WINDMILL VANE MOUNTED ON HIGH, ITSELF ACTING UPON A DIAL INDICATOR PLACE BELOW.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Plaque on wood base reads 'METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE/ OF CANADA/ 186'.
Missing
DIAL INDICATOR/ LONG SHAFT From CA of 11/08/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish
BLACK PAINTED BASE & POST/ WHITE PAINTED VANES/ BRASS COLOURED ARROW, MECHANISM, & PARTS/ BROWN VARNISHED WOOD/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC.
Decoration
N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Anemometer, between 1876–1900, Artifact no. 1987.0508, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0508.001/

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