General Information

Serial #

1

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASING WITH SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length

34.5 cm

Width

25.6 cm

Height

26.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric humidity measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STAROBA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950's

Canada

PART OF A TEMPERATURE AND/OR HUMIDITY MEASURING SYSTEM DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR USE AT ITS OBSERVATORIES.

Function

AN INDICATOR THAT DISPLAYS TEMPERATURE READINGS FROM SENSORS PLACED AT A MODERATE DISTANCE IN A STEVENSON INSTRUMENT SCREEN; ALSO USED AS PART OF A REMOTE HUMIDITY MEASURING SYSTEM UTILIZING WET & DRY BULB THERMISTORS.

Technical

AN INDICATOR USED WITH THE FIRST VERSION OF THE M.S.C. REMOTE READING PSYCHROMETER TYPE 1 DEVELOPED IN 1953-1954 TO MEASURE DEWPOINT & HUMIDITY FROM AN INDOOR LOCATION. BY THELATE 1960'S, THE TYPE D INDICATOR WAS BEING USED WITH THE REMOTE TEMPERATURE & DEWPOINT MEASURING MEASURING SYSTEM TYPE 2.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised lettering on front reading 'M.S.C./REMOTE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR/TYPE 'B'/SERIAL NO. 01'/plate reading 'SIRCO/MADE BY/STAROBA/ INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CO. LTD./TORONTO, CANADA/SER.NO.01'/incised 'SIRCO' logo on front/microammeter marked 'BACH-SIMPSON LTD. LONDON CANADA'/has switch marked for wet, dry, and calibrate.

Missing

THERMISTORS From CA of 11/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK PANEL/ BLUE, BLACK, RED, BROWN AND GREY SYNTHETIC/ BRUSHED METAL

Decoration

N/A