General Information

Serial #

40

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BASE/ PLASTIC COVER/ METAL MECHANICAL PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

39.5 cm

Width

23.3 cm

Height

23.3 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

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950's

Canada

AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED & MADE BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR USE AT ITS OBSERVATORIES, AN EXAMPLE OF THE EVENT RECORDER FIRST DEVELOPED BY M.S.C. IN THE 1930'S FOR USE AS ANEMOGRAPHS & RAIN GAUGE RECORDERS. THE LATTER HAVE 1 PEN MECHANISM AS OPPOSED TO 3 ON THE ANEMOGRAPH.

Function

AN INSTRUMENT THAT RECORDS ON A PAPER CHART MEASUREMENTS OF AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL MADE BY A SEPARATE RAIN GAUGE.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND? VERSIONOF THE M.S.C. RAIN GAUGE RECORDER, THE TYPE B, USED WITH THE TYPE B RAIN GAUGE IN 1952 AS WELL AS LATER RAIN GAUGES UNTIL AT LEAST 1961. WITH ITS ROUNDED BASE & PLASTIC COVER IT RESEMBLES THE M.S.C. TYPE B ANEMOGRAPH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised lettering reading 'M.S.C./RAIN GAUGE RECORDER/TYPE B NO.40'

Missing

CLOCK AND DRUM NOT ORIGINAL/ DIRECTION PENS. From CA of 12/02/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

BASE & MECHANISM PAINTED LIGHT BROWN ENAMEL/ CLEAR PLASTIC COVER/ METALLIC CLOCK AND DRUM/ BLACK PARTS.

Decoration

N/A