General Information

Serial #

E14056

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASING WITH HINGED LID, MISSING GLASS SIDE AND END/ BASE CONTAINING METAL/ BRASS MECHANISM, HARDWARE, CHASSIS'S FOR WORKING PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

16.1 cm

Height

21.9 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

Short Mason

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

SHORT & MASON ANEROID BAROGRAPHS WERE USED BY M.S.C. FROM AT LEAST 1930'S TO 1950'S; AFTER EARLY 1940'S THEY WERE GRADUALLY SUPPLANTED BY M.S.C. BAROGRAPHS. S & M BAROGRAPHS WERE EMPLOYED AT CANADA'S FOUR INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR STATIONS IN 1932-33; THESE HAVE LOWER SERIAL NUMBERS THAN 870824.

Function

AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES & RECORDS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON A ANEROID, A METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED OF AIR.

Technical

A PORTABLE BAROGRAPH WITH A CARRYING HANDLE ON THE CASING, HAVING ALSO A MANUAL TIME MARKER IN THE CASE TOP, WHICH WHEN DEPRESSED CAUSES THE PEN TO MAKE A VERTICALLINE ON THE CHART. SEE ILLUSTRATION OF SIMILAR INSTRUMENT IN (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised lettering on interior chassis reading: 'SHORT & MASON/LONDON/MADE IN ENGLAND/NO. E14056'.

Missing

GLASS/ DRUM & CLOCK/ BOTTLE. From CA of 10/27/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing glass, drum, pen

Finish

BROWN STAINED AND VARNISHED CASING/BRASS COLOURED PARTS.

Decoration

N/A