Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTATION/CUP/MECHANICAL/KINGSTON TYPE LONG SHAFT (POSSIBLY)
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0753.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON? CASING/ BRASS MECHANISM

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.4 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 43.8 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: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1876 TO C. 1900
Canada: POSSIBLY AN ANEMOMETER OF THE TYPE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DESIGNED & BUILT IN CANADA UNDER THE AUSPICES OF PROFESSOR GEORGEKINGSTON, DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN SERVICE FROM 1855 TO 1880.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED BY MEANS OF A CUPWHEEL, WITH THE MEASUREMENTS CONVEYED MECHANICALLY TO AN INDICATOR BY MEANS OF A LONG SHAFT.
Technical: POSSIBLY A MECHANICAL LONG SHAFT ANEMOMETER, CHARACTERIZED BY A LONG TUBULAR SHAFT WHICH IS ACTED UPON BY A CUPWHEEL MOUNTED ON HIGH, & ITSELF ACTING UPON A DIAL INDICATOR BELOW.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: CUPWHEEL ASSEMBLY/ CASING SIDE/ LONG SHAFT/ DIAL INDICATOR From CA of 12/10/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing cup wheels
Finish: PAINTED GREEN
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Anemometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0753, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0753.001/

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