Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTATION/CUPWHEEL/ELECTRICAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0755.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: ANEMOVANE/45
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: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 65.0 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: Unknown
Canada: THIS MAY BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE 3 CUP ANEMOMETER DESIGNED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATTERSON OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE 1920'S; SUCCESSIVE VERSIONS OF THE PATTERSON INSTRUMENT WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE FOR DECADES.
Function: INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION.
Technical: THIS MAY BE AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF PATTERSON'S ANEMOVANE, WITH THE 3 CUP WHEEL &WIND VANE ON A DOUBLE SHAFT. PATTERSON HAD SHOWN THAT THE 3 CUP WHEEL WAS SUPERIOR TO THE ROBINSON 4 CUP WHEEL PREVIOUSLY USED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: VANE, ARROW, CUP ASSEMBLY? From CA of 12/06/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing cup wheel assembly, possibly internal components
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC.
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Anemometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0755, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0755.001/

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