Bucket, sea temperature

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY CELSIUS THERMOMETER
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0724.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: DWD-011-65
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rubber & metal sea bucket/glass thermometer/ ceramic scale.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 37.2 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960'+
Canada: A GERMAN MADE SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET & THERMOMETER OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: A THERMOMETER MOUNTED IN A SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET, WHICH IS SUSPENDED FROM THE SIDE OF A SHIP TO MEASURE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES.
Technical: ONE OF TWO TYPES OF SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE C.1971, CONSISTING OF A DOUBLE WALLED RUBBER BUCKET CONTAINING A THERMOMETER IN A PROTECTIVE CASING. THE BUCKET IS SUSPENDED FROM ASTATIONARY OR MOVING SHIP; AS THE WATER PASSES IN & OUT OF THE OPENINGS IN THE BUCKET,THE THERMOMETER REACHES THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black markings on thermometer for -10 to +40oC & reading '1/2' and '680205'/incised lettering on holder reading 'FCH' in diamond shaped, and 'DWD-011/65'.
Missing: From CA of 11/18/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Black rubber/brown metal/clear, colourless glass/white ceramic/metallic bulb.
Decoration: N/A

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