Psychrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: UNVENTILATED/STATIONARY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0590.001

MANUFACTURER: TAYLOR INSTRUMENT CO.
MODEL: HUMIDIGUIDE
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC CASING & PARTS/ GLASS THERMOMETERS AND CISTERN/ BRASS ADJUSTMENT KNOB/ METAL CLIP/ FABRIC WICK.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.9 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TAYLOR INSTRUMENT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY BY COMPARING THE DIFFERENT READINGS FROM TWO THERMOMETERS, ONE WITH A BULB KEPT WET.
Technical: A STATIONARY, UNVENTILATED PSYCHROMETER, PROBABLY FOR HOME USE, WITH A WET BULB THERMOMETER KEPT WET BY A WICK & GLASS RESERVOIR, A DRY BULB THERMOMETER, & A HUMIDITY TABLE, ALL MOUNTED ON A SYNTHETIC FRAME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on back reading 'DIRECTIONS FOR READING/TAYLOR HUMIDIGUIDE/REG. IN U.S. PAT. OFF. AND CANADA PAT. OFF.', with operating instructions, & 'TAYLOR INSTRUMENT COMPANIES/ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.'/raised lettering on front reading 'TYCOS HUMIDIGUIDE'/brown scale markings for thermometer/white, black, and red numbers on adjustable roll scale.
Missing: BASE OF WET BULB THERMOMETER BROKEN OFF AND MISSING. From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - bulb broken off wet bulb thermometer, alcohol missing
Finish: MOTTLED RED BROWN CASING/ BUFF PLASTIC PARTS/ BLACK PARTS/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS.
Decoration: N/A

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TAYLOR INSTRUMENT CO., Psychrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0590, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0590.001/

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