Recorder, rain gauge
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRICAL
- DATE
- 1914–1929
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0607.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FRIEZ, JULIEN P. & SONS
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Baltimore, Maryland, 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
- CAST IRON BASE/WOOD FRAMED AND GLASS SIDED HINGED COVER/WOOD CLOCK COVER/BRASS MECHANISM & DRUM/SYNTHETIC PARTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 40.0 cm
- Width
- 33.8 cm
- Height
- 23.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Precipitation amount, rate & duration measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- FRIEZ
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Maryland
- City
- Baltimore
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1900 TO C. 1930
- Canada
-
POSSIBLY THE TYPE OF RAIN GAUGE RECORDER USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE FIRST DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY ASA VIRTUALLY IDENTICALINSTRUMENT IS ILLUSTRATED IN PATTERSON'S 1930 GUIDE TO CANADIAN OBSERVERS (REF.). - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT RECORDS ON A PAPER CHART MEASUREMENTS OF AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL MADE BY A SEPARATE RAIN GAUGE. - Technical
-
ONE OF THE OLDEST RAIN GAUGE RECORDERS IN THE COLLECTION. EACH TIME THE TIPPING BUCKET IN THE RAIN GAUGE TIPS & CLOSES THE CIRCUIT, AN ELECTROMAGNET IN THE RECORDER CAUSES THE PEN TO MOVE A SINGLE STEP; AFTER 5 SUCH STEPS, THE PEN MOVES 5 STEPS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. EACH 10 STEP CYCLE REGISTERS 0.1 INCHES OF RAIN. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR.'S LOGO STAMPED ON BRASS PARTS READING 'JULIEN P. PRIEZ & SONS/ BELFORT/OBSERVATORY/BALTIMORE, MD. U.S.A.'/ BRASS PLATE ON CLOCK COVER READS 'RAINFALL/REGISTER/NO.2'.
- Missing
- PARTS OF MECHANISM From CA of 12/02/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing motor
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BASE/MEDIUM BROWN STAINED AND VARNISHED FRAME AND CLOCK COVER (IN 2 DIFFERENT SHADES)/BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC.
- Decoration
- N/A
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FRIEZ, JULIEN P. & SONS, Recorder, rain gauge, between 1914–1929, Artifact no. 1987.0607, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0607.001/
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