Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/IN/STATION/PORTABLE
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0569.001

MANUFACTURER: Kollsman Instrument Co.
MODEL: ST-459-01
LOCATION: Elmhurst, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 110
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL BAROMETER CASING, PARTS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ CARDBOARD CALIBRATION CHART WITH PLASTIC COVER ATTACHED TO LID.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 15.3 cm
Height: 16.2 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: Kollsman
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Elmhurst

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Yukon
Period: C. 1942-1952
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, OR METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED OF AIR.
Technical: EARLIER VERSION OF STATION BAROMETER 870568.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White lettering on face reading '100 FEET/1000 FEET/ALTITUDE/RANGE 20000 FEET' & 'KOLLSMAN INSTRUMENT COMPANY/ELMHURST NEW YORK/ST-459-01-110'/ white & beige markings on dial face for 0 to 100 ft/white lettering for controlfunctions/black lettering on calibration chart reading 'Kollsman Station Barometer/Type ST459-01/Serial No. 110', 'KOLLSMAN INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC./ Brooklyn, New York' & 'CALIBRATED 10-12-41'.
Missing: CARRYING STRAP. From CA of 01/14/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: DARK BROWN STAINEDAND VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK WRINKLE FINISH CASING/ BLACK ENAMELED KNOBS/ WHITE PAPER.
Decoration: N/A

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Kollsman Instrument Co., Barometer, circa 1941, Artifact no. 1987.0569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0569.001/

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