General Information

Serial #

788-43

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING WITH HINGED TOP AND 3 GLAZED SIDES/ METAL MECHANISM AND PARTS (INCLUDING BRASS).

Dimensions

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

Length

28.5 cm

Width

13.2 cm

Height

19.2 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

FRIEZ

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maryland

City

Baltimore

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

TO 1963 (SEE SERVICE TAG IN SUPP. INFO.)

Canada

AN AMERICAN-MADE INSTRUMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT ONE OF ITS OBSERVING STATIONS.

Function

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

Technical

A WOOD CABINET VERSION OF THE FRIEZ 620 BAROGRAPH APPEARED IN THE 1924 FRIEZ CATALOGUE. 870526 STYLISTICALLY RESEMBLES A MICRO- BAROGRAPH APPEARING IN THE 1948 & 1963 SCIENCE ASSOCIATES CATALOGUES & IS PROBABLY CONTEMPORANEOUS (SEE SUPP. INFO.).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON CASING TOP WITH RAISED LETTERING READING 'FRIEZ/ INSTRUMENTS/ BALTIMORE'/ INTERIOR PLATE READING 'WHEN PURCHASING/ ACCESSORIES SPECIFY CHART NO.1068/INK NO.10/ PENS NO.1/ CAT NO.620/ SER. NO.788-43/ JULIEN P. FRIEZ & SONS/ BALTIMORE, MARYLAND/U.S.A.'

Missing

CLOCK & DRUMNOT ORIGINAL. From CA of 10/27/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing axle for drum

Finish

CASING PAINTED GREY ENAMEL/PLATED MECHANISM/BRASS COLOURED ANEROID.

Decoration

RAISED ORNAMENTAL BORDER ON MFR'S PLATE.