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OBJECT TYPE: SOUNDING/350 GRAMS
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0835.001

MANUFACTURER: TOTEX CORP.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Saitama, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RUBBER? BALLOON IN PLASTIC BAG.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 10.0 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: TOTEX
Country: Japan
State/Province: Saitama
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF BALLOON USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL IN 1980'S TO LIFT CANADIAN & AMERICAN MADE RADIOSONDES ALOFT.
Function: BALLOON OF TYPE USED TO LIFT RADIOSONDES CONTAINING METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE IN ORDER TO MEASURE AIR PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND SOMETIMES WIND.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Paper label reading 'TOTEX/ METEOROLOGICAL BALLOON/ 350 GRM./ MANUFACTURED BY/ TOTEX CORPORATION/ 765 UENO, AGEO-SHI/ SAITAMA-PREF., JAPAN'.
Missing: From CA of 11/24/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BEIGE BALLOON
Decoration: N/A

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TOTEX CORP., Balloon, circa 1986, Artifact no. 1987.0835, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0835.001/

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