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
More Information
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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