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OBJECT TYPE: DEFORMATION/BIMETAL/EXTERNAL/AIR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0624.001

MANUFACTURER: Short & Mason
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: K5659
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE AND END/ METAL CASING TOP WITH GLASS FRONT, HINGED AT ONE END/ METAL BIMETAL, MECHANISM AND PARTS/ PLASTIC INK BOTTLE (PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL).

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.6 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 18.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric temperature measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Short Mason
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: A BRITISH METEOROLOGIAL OFFICE TYPE ENGLISH MADE THERMOGRAPH, ONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES AND RECORDS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE THROUGH THE DEFORMATION OF A BIMETALLIC SENSOR.
Technical: THIS MAKE & STYLE OF THERMOGRAPH MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE IN 1941 OR EARLIER (REF. 1); A SHORT & MASON THERMOGRAPH WAS STILL IN USE IN CANADA IN 1961; SHORT & MASON MADE THIS FORM OF INSTRUMENT, WITH ITS EXTERNAL HELICAL COIL BIMETAL, UNTIL AT LEAST THE 1960'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Exterior plate reading 'SHORT & MASON/LONDON/CHART NO. RANGE -30/ +120oF/SERIAL NO. K5659/MADE IN ENGLAND'/Ink bottle labeled 'Pelikan/ Registriertinte/VIOLETT' & 'GUNTHER WAGNER'.
Missing: ORIGINAL INK BOTTLES From CA of 10/27/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - incorrect drum
Finish: MOTTLED GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING & BIMETAL PROTECTOR/ BRASS COLOURED CLOCK AND DRUM, INK BOTTLE HOLDERS, HANDLE/ PLATED AND METALLIC PARTS.
Decoration: ORNAMENTAL BRASS HANDLE

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Short & Mason, Thermograph, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0624, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0624.001/

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