Psychrometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SLING/CHAIN LINK HANDLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0592.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weksler
- MODEL
- ML-24
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- SS7548A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL MOUNT, CHAIN LINK HANDLE/ WOOD GRIP/ GLASS THERMOMETERS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.0 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- 1.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Atmospheric humidity measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Weksler
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY BY COMPARING THE DIFFERENT READING FROM TWO THERMOMETERS, ONE WITH A BULB KEPT WET & VENTILATED. - Technical
-
AMERICAN SLING PSYCHROMETERS HAVE THERMOMETERS MOUNTED ON A METAL MOUNT WITH THEIR BULBS STAGGERED & PROTRUDING OVER THE END & A LOOSE, CHAIN LINK HANDLE, WHILE BRITISH (& CANADIAN) INSTRUMENTS HAVE THEIR THERMOMETERS MOUNTED ON METAL FRAMED PANELS WITH A PIVOTED, RIGID HANDLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised black lettering on mount reading 'WEKSLER N.Y.C. SIGNAL CORPS. U.S. ARMY' & 'PSYCHROMETER ML-24'/red stamped lettering on mount back 'SS 7548A'/black markings on thermometer front for scale -30 to +120o F & lettering on back '12075 WF-43 GENERAL'.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- PLATED METAL/ NATURAL,TURNED WOOD/ WHITE BACKED THERMOMETERS WITH METALLIC BULBS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Weksler, Psychrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0592, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0592.001/
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