Psychrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ASPIRATED/STATIONARY/MOTORIZED/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1954–1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0874.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL MOUNT, SHAFT, GEAR WHEELS, CHAIN/ SYNTHETIC PARTS, POWER CORD/

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.3 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 8.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric humidity measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1957 TO C. 1967
Canada: AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR USE AT ITS OBSERVING STATIONS.
Function: PART OF A MOTORIZED REMOTE READING PSYCHROMETER USED TO DETERMINE ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY BY COMPARING THE DIFFERENT READINGS FROM TWO THERMOMETERS,ONE WITH A BULB KEPT WET & VENTILATED.
Technical: THIS APPEARS TO BE THE DRY BULB THERMISTOR & COLD WEATHER BULB WETTING MECHANISM FROM THE FIRST VERSION OF THE M.S.C. REMOTE READING PSYCHROMETER, DEVELOPED IN 1953-1954; BY 1967-68 THE REMOTE TEMPERATURE & DEWPOINT MEASURING SYSTEM TYPE 2 HAD REPLACED IT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: small label reading '12' in black
Missing: MOTOR & SWITCH/ WET BULB THERMISTOR IS BROKEN OFF. From CA of 12/07/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PLATED & UNFINISHED METAL/ MULTICOLOURED & COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Psychrometer, between 1954–1967, Artifact no. 1987.0874, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0874.001/

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