Indicator, wind direction

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OBJECT TYPE: DIAL
DATE: 1950–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0786.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: U2
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 170
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING, PARTS/ GLASS/ WOVEN SYNTHETIC POWER CORD COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 20.4 cm
Height: 11.0 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.170' and 'WIND DIRECTION'/ Brown lettering & markings on dial face/ plate on back reading 'KOLLSMAN/ ELMHURST, N.Y.' & 'TYPE NO./ 926-0120/ SERIAL NO./ 28962'.
Missing: From CA of 01/14/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: MOTTLED GREYPAINTED CASING/ BLACK DIAL FACE/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED CASING PARTS ON BACK UNDER CASING/ BROWN CORD
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Indicator, wind direction, between 1950–1958, Artifact no. 1987.0786, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0786.001/

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