Gauge, rain

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-RECORDING/TIPPING BUCKET/ELECTRICAL
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0614.001

MANUFACTURER: DOT Air Services Branch
MODEL: MSC
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL RAIN GAUGE/ METAL TIPPING BUCKET MECHANISM WITH GLASS LEVEL BUBBLE, SYNTHETIC PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 26.7 cm
Height: 38.5 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: MSC
Country: Unknown
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: THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE M.S.C. TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE DEVELOPED IN 1937-38. ITS 2 TIPPING BUCKET MECHANISMS HAVE HORIZONTAL MERCURY SWITCHES WHICH ACTUATE THE PEN OF A SEPARATE RECORDER & HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS CONTAINING '37', SUGGESTING 1937 AS YEAR OF MANUFACTURE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Tipping buckets incised 'MSC/.20./37.' & 'MSC/.7./37.'.
Missing: UPPER GAUGE ASSEMBLY CONTAINING FUNNEL & INTERIOR VESSEL/ PARTS OF TIPPING BUCKET MECHANISMS. From CA of 11/23/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing top
Finish: PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL RAIN GAUGE/ GREY TIPPING BUCKET MECHANISM WITH PLATED BALANCE, GREEN AND BLACK SYNTHETIC.
Decoration: N/A

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DOT Air Services Branch, Gauge, rain, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1987.0614, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0614.001/

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