General Information

Serial #

AX.186

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE, LEATHER HANDLE/ METAL ANEMOMETER WITH BAKELITE HANDLE, BRASS CUPS.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.9 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

14.5 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

KELVIN HUGHES

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Basingstoke

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950's?

Canada

THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE USED SEVERAL MAKES OF HAND ANEMOMETER IN THE 1950'S, LISTED IN SEVERAL M.S.C. INSTRUMENT & EQUIPMENT MANUALS OF THE PERIOD (1).

Function

A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER, USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED AT THE LEVEL OF THEOBSERVER.

Technical

A BRITISH MADE HAND-HELD ANEMOMETER OF THE TYPE USED BY THE METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, BRITAIN. THE CUPWHEEL IS MOUNTED ON A SPINDLE WHICH ALSO CARRIES A PERMANENT MAGNET. THE ROTATION OF THE LATTER ACTUATES A POINTER MECHANISM WHICH INDICATES WIND SPEED IN KNOTS ON ASCALE (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on case top reading 'HAND ANEMOMETER/ MADE BY/ KELVIN & HUGHES LTD./ BASINGSTOKE'/ Plate on instrument reading 'HAND ANEMOMETER/ TYPE KB.472/ 01 NO.AX. 186/ MADE BY/ KELVIN & HUGHES LTD./ BASINGSTOKE'/ white or beige lettering on dial 0 to 60 knots, 0 to 30 metres per second.

Missing

1 CUP From CA of 12/13/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing one cup wheel

Finish

CASE STAINED BROWN AND VARNISHED, PLATED HARDWARE, BROWN HANDLE/ GREY ENAMEL PAINTED ANEMOMETER/ BLACK BAKELITE/ BLACK ENAMELED PARTS/ CUP INTERIORS PAINTED RED/ BLACK DIAL.

Decoration

N/A