General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASING WITH BAKELITE FRONT PANEL/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ GLASS LAMP BULBS

Dimensions

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

Length

27.5 cm

Width

19.6 cm

Height

11.2 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

MSC

Country

Unknown

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

AN EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST VERSION (WOOD CASING) OF THE M.S.C. FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR USED WITH THE PATTERSON ANEMOVANE OF C. 1940 (SECOND VERSION?); IN 1942 IT WAS REPLACED BY AN INDICATOR WITH A STEEL CASING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

White lettering reading 'M.S.C. WIND INDICATOR'/ white and red lettering for directions/ white hand painted lettering in interior reading 'W.I. 48/2'

Missing

From CA of 11/29/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

WOOD STAINED BROWN &VARNISHED/ BLACK BAKELITE AND SWITCH/ WHITE AND RED BULBS

Decoration

N/A