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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0511.001
MANUFACTURER
Munro, R.W.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
25
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
MAHOGANY WOOD BASE WITH BRASS & STEEL PARTS/ BRASS READER SECTION WITH STEEL? RULE & GLASS LENSES.

Dimensions

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

Length
74.9 cm
Width
39.0 cm
Height
28.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Miscellaneous
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Munro
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
POSSIBLY FROM C. 1880 TO 1940.
Canada
AN ACCESSORY TO THE KEW PHOTOGRAPHIC BAROGRAPH (870510), WHICH WAS USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FROM CIRCA 1887 TO 1940 TO RECORD ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHANGES FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
Function
A DEVICE USED TO ASSIST IN READING CHARTS PRODUCED BY METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BAROGRAPH (870510), BY MEANS OF A STEEL RULE & LENSES, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE REDUCTION OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DATA TO A USABLE FORM.
Technical
AN INSTRUMENT BASED ON AN IDEA BY A. RAMBOUT OF RADCLIFFE COLLEGE, OXFORD, ENG. (T. HACKING, AES).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Reader section stamped ' R.W. MUNRO/ LONDON/ NO 25'.
Missing
MAGNIFIER. From CA of 12/09/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish
MAHOGANY BROWN VARNISHED WOOD/ METALLIC, BRASS COLOURED, GOLD COLOURED, & BLACK PAINTED PARTS.
Decoration
N/A

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