Thermograph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DEFORMATION/BIMETAL/EXTERNAL/AIR
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0632.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Short & Mason
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CASTIRON BASE AND END/ METAL CASING TOP WITH GLASS FRONT, HINGED AT ONE END/ METAL BIMETAL, MECHANISM, AND PARTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.9 cm
- Width
- 13.3 cm
- Height
- 18.5 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
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
- Stamped on front 'REN' or 'PEN No. 1'.
- Missing
- DRUM/ INK BOTTLE From CA of 10/27/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing drum
- Finish
- LIGHT GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING AND BIMETAL PROTECTOR/ BRASS COLOURED AND METALLIC PARTS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Short & Mason, Thermograph, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0632, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0632.001/
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