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OBJECT TYPE: RECORDER/ELECTRICAL
DATE: 1930–1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0766.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 57
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE/ HINGED METAL COVER WITH FIVE GLAZED SIDES/ METAL, INCLUDING BRASS, MECHANISM/ BAKELITE STRIP FOR TERMINALS/ SYNTHETIC ELECTROMAGNETIC COVERING, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 22.9 cm
Height: 20.5 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: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930's
Canada: A RECORDER USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE WITH THE ANEMOMETER DEVELOPED BY JOHN PATTERSON OF M.S.C. IN THE 1920'S; SUCCEEDING VERSIONS OF THIS WERE USED FOR DECADES BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE.
Function: A RECORDER FOR WIND SPEED & DIRECTION DATA RECEIVED FROM A SEPARATE ANEMOMETER, WHICH REGISTERS THE DATA ON A PAPER CHART.
Technical: AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE EVENTRECORDER DEVELOPED BY M.S.C. & USED AS ANEMOGRAPHS & RAIN GAUGE RECORDERS; IT MAY BE CONSIDERED THE FIRST MSC TYPE A ANEMOGRAPH. IT HAS 2 PENS FOR DIRECTION & 1 FOR VELOCITY; OF THE FORMER, ONE RECORDS NORTH-SOUTH, THE OTHER EAST-WEST, & BOTH ARE USED FOR INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised lettering on bakelite readig 'M.S.C./No. 57'.
Missing: From CA of 11/05/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BASE/ PLATED COVER FRAME/ PLATED, BRASS COLOURED, AND METALLIC WORKING PARTS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ BLACK BAKELITE.
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Anemograph, between 1930–1937, Artifact no. 1987.0766, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0766.001/

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