Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE
ANEROID/IN/FT/ALTITUDE/POCKET
DATE
1870–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1990.0202.001
MANUFACTURER
Cary
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
855
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
NON-FERROUS METAL (BRASS?) CASING/ BEVELED GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL WORKINGPARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
7.2 cm
Width
5.1 cm
Height
1.7 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Atmospheric pressure measurement
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Cary
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
A BRITISH MADE BAROMETER USED BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. IT IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED BY NRC IN THE 1930'S
Function
AN INSTROMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, OR METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED OF AIR. THIS IS AN ALTITUDE BAROMETER, USED IN SURVEYING TO MEASURE ELEVATIONS
Technical
AN EXAMPLE OF A SMALL POCKET WATCH FORM ANEROID BAROMETER, A TYPE MADE BY SEVERAL MANUFACTUERERS. FROM AROUND 1870 BAROMETERS WERE MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR SURVEYORS & MINING ENGINEERS SO THAT THEY COULD ASCERTAIN WITHOUT CALCULATION, THE HEIGHT OF MOUNTAINS & DEPTH OF MINES
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL FACE READING: `CARY/ 181.Strand/ LONDON/ 835/ Compensated' & SCALE MARKINGS FOR 29 TO 31 INCHES & 0 TO 10,000 FT./ INCISED LETTERING ON BACK READING `G.S.C./ NO.20'
Missing
N/A
Finish
PLATED CASING/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE DIAL FACE/ BLACK INDICATOR NEEDLE
Decoration
N/A

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