Barometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ANEROID/IN/ALTITUDE/ENGINEER'S/PORTABLE/HANDHELD
- DATE
- 1930–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0563.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TAYLOR
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LEATHER CARRYING CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL BAROMETER CASING (ALUMINUM?)/ GLASS DIAL COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 10.0 cm
- Height
- 5.2 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
- TAYLOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, OR METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED OF AIR. THIS IS AN ALTITUDE BAROMETER USED BY CIVIL ENGINEERS, GEOLOGISTS ETC. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Black markings & lettering on dial face for 17 to 31 inchesof pressure & 0 to 16000 feet & reading 'Taylor/ROCHESTER, N.Y.'.
- Missing
- From CA of 11/12/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes
- Finish
- BROWN LEATHER CASE/ BRUSHED METAL CASING/ WHITE DIAL/ BLACK INDICATOR NEEDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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TAYLOR, Barometer, circa 1930–1940, Artifact no. 1987.0563, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0563.001/
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