Indicator, wind speed & direction

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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHING LIGHT
DATE: 1942–1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0791.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 42/70-E
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/BRASS? FRONT PANEL/ GLASS BULBS/ SYNTHETIC POWER CORD/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Height: 12.1 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 CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE INSTRUMENT FORMING PART OF THE M.S.C. PATTERSON ANEMOMETER SYSTEM USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR DECADES.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT DISPLAYS WIND DIRECTION & SPEED DATA FROM A SEPARATE ANEMOMETER IN THE FORM OF FLASHING LIGHTS.
Technical: THE SECOND VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL M.S.C. FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR USED WITH THE PATTERON ANEMOVANE OF C. 1942 (SECOND VERSION?). IN 1942 THIS STEEL CASING TYPE REPLACED THE EARLIER WOOD CASING INDICATOR; BY 1951 IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE M.S.C. TYPE L INSTRUMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White hand painted lettering on interior reading 'M.S.C. 42/70-E'/ white lettering and markings for wind speed and direction, time.
Missing: BULBS From CA of 11/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing time, wind speed and east indicator light bulbs
Finish: BLACK WRINKLE CASING FINISH/ BLACK ENAMELED FRONT PANEL/ PLATED SWITCH/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Indicator, wind speed & direction, between 1942–1951, Artifact no. 1987.0791, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0791.001/

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