General Information

Serial #

24

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MAHOGANY BOX/ BRASS CLOCKWORK MECHANISM/ BAKELITE AND SYNTHETIC PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

24.5 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

20.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Upper 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

IN USE UP UNTIL 1950'S.

Canada

A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED & MADE BY MSC.

Function

PART OF MSC PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATION SYSTEM; THIS BUZZER BOX WAS PART OF TELEPHONE CIRCUIT & PROVIDED AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL WHICH INFORMED THE PILOT BALLOON OBSERVER THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A READING TO BE TAKEN OF THE BALLOON'S POSITION WITH THE THEODOLITE (1).

Technical

PART OF THE MSC PILOT BALLOON TELEPHONE SYSTEM WHICH KEPT THE OBSERVER IN THE FIELD & THE RECORDER IN AN OFFICE IN COMMUNICATION DURING THE PILOT BALLOON FLIGHT, ASWELL AS PROVIDING A TIMING SIGNAL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Interior white lettering reading 'PBC.24'.

Missing

From CA of 11/18/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK BAKELITE AND SYNTHETIC PARTS/ PLATED AND METALLIC PARTS.

Decoration

N/A