Recorder, rain gauge

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OBJECT TYPE
ELECTRICAL
DATE
1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0609.001
MANUFACTURER
Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL
B
LOCATION
Canada

More Information


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

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Recorder, rain gauge, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1987.0609, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0609.001/

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