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

More Information


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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