Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: TIME-CYCLE/MECHANICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0819.001

MANUFACTURER: Constructions Mécaniques & Electriques
MODEL: PTU-WB
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: 2794
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE FRAME/ WOOD BASE & SIDE/ SYNTHETIC BASE PART/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.7 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 15.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: CME
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE RAISED BY BALLOON ABOVE THE EARTH'S SURFACE TO READ TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND AIR PRESSURE AND TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH.
Technical: THIS INSTRUMENT SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO TIME CYCLE RADIOSONDE DEVELOPED BY R. BUREAU & P. IDRAC IN FRANCE IN EARLY 1930'S. ROBERT BUREAU INTRODUCED TERM RADIO-SONDE IN 1930 (1). SEE ILLUSTRATION OF BUREAU RADIOSONDE BY SAME MFR. IN SUPP. INFO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on underside reading 'CONSTRUCTIONS/ MECANIQUES et ELECTRIQUES/ P. de PRESALE/ 104-106 Rue Oberkampf, PARIS (X1o)/ TYPE PTU-WB/ NO. 2794/ second plate reading 'MODELE DEPOSE'/ white painted "310 on wood/ Bourdon tube marked 'P40'
Missing: RADIO TRANSMITTER, BATTERIES, CASING. From CA of 10/20/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing case
Finish: PAINTED BLACK AND FLAT DARK GREY/ PURPLE SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Constructions Mécaniques & Electriques, Radiosonde, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1987.0819, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0819.001/

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