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
More Information
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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