Indicator, wind direction
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIAL
- DATE
- 1950–1958
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0785.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Meteorological Service of Canada
- MODEL
- U2
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 323
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, PARTS/ GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 20.5 cm
- Height
- 10.0 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
- 1950's
- Canada
-
A COMPONENT OF A WIND MEASURING SYSTEM DESIGNED & USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE & MADE IN CANADA. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT DISPLAYS WIND DIRECTION DATA FROM A SEPARATE WIND DIRECTION MEASURING DEVICE. - Technical
-
THIS WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR IS THE ORIGINAL TYPE U2 DEVELOPED C. 1950 BY M.S.C.; BY 1958 IT HAD BEEN SUPPLANTED BY THE TYPE U2A INDICATOR & WAS OBSOLETE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- White lettering on face reading 'M.S.C./ TYPE U2 SER.323' & 'WIND DIRECTION'/ Brown lettering and markings on dial face/ black applique numbers around front casing outside edge/ plate on back reading 'KOLLSMAN/ ELMHURST, N.Y.' & 'TYPE NO./ 926-0120/ SERIAL NO./ 24245'
- Missing
- POWER CORD From CA of 01/14/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- MOTTLED GREY PAINTED CASING/ BLACK DIAL FACE/BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED CASING PARTS ON BACK UNDER CASING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Meteorological Service of Canada, Indicator, wind direction, between 1950–1958, Artifact no. 1987.0785, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0785.001/
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