Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/FORTIN/IN/GREEN/ADJUSTABLE CISTERN
DATE: 1885
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0554.001

MANUFACTURER: GREEN, HENRY J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4523
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING AND TUBE/ BRASS SCALE AND VERNIER, PARTS/ WOOD CISTERN/ GLASS TUBE AND CYLINDER/ IVORY POINT/ CORD WRAPPING.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 99.8 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: GREEN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Brooklyn

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: AMERICAN MADE H.J. GREEN ADJUSTABLE CISTERN BAROMETERS WERE USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FROM AT LEAST 1930'S UNTIL 1950'S & MAY HAVE BEEN IN USE MUCH EARLIER.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY.
Technical: GREEN TYPE FORTIN BAROMETER WITH BOXWOOD CISTERN & IVORY? POINT, & MOVABLE SCALE, CHARACTERIZED BY CISTERN HELD TOGETHER BY SCREWS RATHER THAN GLUE TO FACILITATE DISASSEMBLY FOR CLEANING. FOR PORTABILITY, DURABILITY & EASE OF CLEANING, GREEN'S BAROMETER HAS NEVER BEEN SURPASSED (1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised lettering on base reads 'HENRY J. GREEN/B'KLYN,N.Y.'/incised black markings on scale for 26 to 32 inches & reading '4523'.
Missing: THERMOMETER/ MERCURY From CA of 04/29/2004 by Sue Warren: Yes - missing thermometer bracket and thermometer.
Finish: METALLIC GREY-GREEN CASING & TUBE/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS.
Decoration: N/A

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GREEN, HENRY J., Barometer, after 1885, Artifact no. 1987.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0554.001/

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