Indicator, wind direction

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OBJECT TYPE: DIAL/TRUE & MAGNETIC NORTH/SHIP
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0787.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: U2A
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 12-57
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: 8.5 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: Unknown
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 SENSING DEVICE, INDICATING BOTH TRUE & MAGNETIC NORTH.
Technical: THIS WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR HAS A DUAL SCALE GRADUATEDTO INDICATE BOTH TRUE & MAGNETIC NORTH, A TYPE OF INDICATOR SOMETIMES USED BY M.S.C. AT AIRPORT CONTROL TOWERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Red markings on outer ring for 0 to 350 & marked magnetic/ inner circle marked with compass points and 0 to 35/'TRUE' & '12-57' marked in silver at center/ Plate on back mounted mechanism reads: 'KOLLSMAN/ ELMHURST, N.Y.' and 'TYPE NO./ 926-0120/ SERIAL NO./ 28981'
Missing: POWER CORD From CA of 01/14/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing cover for meter mechanism, rear of instrument
Finish: GREY MOTTLEDCASING/ DIAL CONSISTS OF BRASS COLOURED OUTER RING, INNER BLACK AND SILVER CHECKERED RING, AND BLACK CENTER
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Indicator, wind direction, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0787, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0787.001/

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