Gauge, rain

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-RECORDING/TIPPING BUCKET/ ELECTRICAL/HEATED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0612.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: B2
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 336/62
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC CABLES & PARTS/COPPER TUBING/ BRASS TIPPING BUCKET MECHANISM

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 34.7 cm
Height: 63.3 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: Unknown
Canada: AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & BUILT BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR USE AT ITS OBSERVATORIES.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT COLLECTS AND MEASURES AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL.
Technical: A M.S.C. TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE, IDENTIFIED AS A TYPE B2 BY AN ATTACHED TAG, BUT WITH A TIPPING BUCKET WHICH MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLES THAT OF THE B1. THE ATTACHED HEATERS ARE PROBABLY INTENDED TO THAW FROZEN PRECIPITATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised '336/62' on band.
Missing: TIPPING BUCKET VESSELS From CA of 11/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing funnel cups from tipping bucket
Finish: GAUGE PAINTED GREY, BLUE-GREY, & RED-BROWN/ BLACK AND RED SYNTHETIC/ BRASS COLOURED TIPPING BUCKET MECHANISM/ GREY PAINTED AND PLATED EXTRA BUCKET MECHANISM.
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Gauge, rain, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0612, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0612.001/

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