Indicator, wind speed & direction

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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHING LIGHT
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0794.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 19
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC LIGHT COVERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.8 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Height: 6.5 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 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 LATER VERSION OF THE M.S.C. FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR, THE TYPE L SUPPLANTED THE INSTRUMENT OF THE 1940'S; IT WAS USED WITH THE ANEMOVANE TYPE 45 OF 1951 & WITH THE LATER ANEMOMETER TYPE 45B INTO THE 1980'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Red incised lettering reading 'M.S.C. WIND INDICATOR TYPE L NO.19'/ red lettering for directions and degrees.
Missing: GLASS LIGHT BULB From CA of 11/29/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing North and South-East lenses, all light bulbs
Finish: MOTTLED GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ COLOURLESSOPAQUE LIGHT COVERS/ METALLIC SWITCH/ BLACK WRINKLE PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Indicator, wind speed & direction, after 1951, Artifact no. 1987.0794, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0794.001/

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