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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