Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE
ROTATION/4 CUP/ROBINSON/TOTALIZING/MECHANICAL (GEAR DRIVEN)/HEMISPHERICAL CUP/DIAL INDICATOR/VERTICAL AXIS
DATE
1876
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0748.001
MANUFACTURER
Casella, L.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
466
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING, SHAFT, CUPS/ GLASS CASING FRONT/ METAL MECHANISM/ WOOD BASE (NON-ORIGINAL DISPLAY BASE).

Dimensions

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

Length
41.5 cm
Width
41.2 cm
Height
39.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Casella
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
? TO BEFORE 1876.
Canada
ACCORDING TO AES, THIS ROBINSON TYPE ANEMOMETER WAS USED BY CANADIAN WEATHER OFFICES PRIOR TO 1876/ IT IS THE OLDEST ANEMOMETER IN THE COLLECTION.
Function
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES & INDICATES WIND VELOCITY BY MEASURING MILES OF WIND PASSING THE INSTRUMENT OVER A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME, & USING THE FIGURES OBTAINED TO CALCULATE WIND SPEED.
Technical
THE 4 CUP ROTATION ANEMOMETER WAS DEVELOPED BY ROBINSON IN 1846; THISTOTALIZING VERSION BY CASELLA IS MECHANICAL & HAS 2 DIALS ENABLING IT TO MEASURE UP TO 5050 MILES OF WIND. SEE ILLUSTRATION IN REF. 1.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Black stamped lettering on metal strip in dial reads 'L. CASELLA/ LONDON' & '466'.
Missing
N/A
Finish
BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED CASING, SHAFT, CUPS/ WOOD STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED/ BRASS COLOURED, BRUSHED AND PLATED METAL PARTS.
Decoration
N/A

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Casella, L., Anemometer, before 1876, Artifact no. 1987.0748, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0748.001/

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