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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