Indicator, temperature
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRICAL/BRIDGE/REMOTE/EARTH
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0646.001
- MANUFACTURER
- STAROBA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- B
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 8
- 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
- 33.4 cm
- Width
- 26.2 cm
- Height
- 26.5 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. THIS INSTRUMENT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED IN A CALIBRATION LABORATORY. - 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 THE LATE 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. 08'/plate reading 'SIRCO/MADE BY/STAROBA/ INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CO. LTD./TORONTO, CANADA/NO. 58-08'/incised 'SIRCO' logo on front/has switch marked for wet, dry, and calibrate/decal reading 'GOVERN- MENT OF CANADA/METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/INSTRUMENT DIVISION/CALIBRATION UNIT/ 017-006 SER #08/DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.
- Missing
- From CA of 11/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK PANEL/ BLACK, RED, BROWN SYNTHETIC/ BRUSHED METAL PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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STAROBA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CO. LTD., Indicator, temperature, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1987.0646, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0646.001/
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