Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/MB/STATION
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0571.001

MANUFACTURER: Instruments Ltd.
MODEL: 13C-71
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 3458
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE, SYNTHETIC FEET/ METAL BAROMETER CASING/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ CARDBOARD CALIBRATION SHEET & PAPER NOTE OF CALIBRATION DATA.

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.7 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Height: 17.3 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: Instruments
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

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.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Dark lettering on dial reading 'INSTRUMENTSLIMITED/CANADA/SERIAL 3458'/white lettering reading '100 FEET/1000 FEET/ALTITUDE' & markings for 1 to 100 feet on dial/white lettering on casing for control functions and reading 'INSTRUMENTS LIMITED'/black printing on calibration chart reading 'STATION BAROMETER/TYPE RCAF REF. 13C-71/Serial No. 3458' & 'Made by INSTRUMENTS LTD. Ottawa Canada'/typed note with calibration data reading 'KOLSMAN/#3458/Cal. Dec./64'.
Missing: From CA of 01/14/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BROWN STAINED AND VARNISHED CASE/ BLACK FEET/ BLACK WRINKLE FINISHED CASING/ BLACK DIAL FACE/ BLACK ENAMELED PARTS/ WHITE CARDBOARD AND PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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Instruments Ltd., Barometer, circa 1964, Artifact no. 1987.0571, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0571.001/

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