Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE
TIME-CYCLE/ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
DATE
1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1991.0072.001
MANUFACTURER
Sangamo Co. Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Leaside, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
C 87816
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
CARDBOARD CASING/ SYNTHETIC, METAL & GLASS WORKINGPARTS/ GOLDBEATER'S SKIN (ANIMAL INTESTINE) HUMIDITY ELEMENT)/ CORD

Dimensions

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

Length
27.0 cm
Width
13.5 cm
Height
21.2 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
Sangamo
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Leaside

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
C. 1960
Canada
ONE OF A SERIES OF TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDES DEVELOPED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE & MADE BY THE CANADIAN COMPANY SANGAMO. THE FIRST WAS DEVELOPED BY R. JACOBSEN IN THE LATE 1930'S OR 1940'S. THIS ONE MAY REPRESENT THE MSC TYPE 4 RADIOSONDE INTRODUCED IN 1959-1960.
Function
DEVICE RAISED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO READ TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY & AIR PRESSURE, & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH
Technical
THIS APPEARS TO BE THE LAST VERSION OF THE CANADIAN TIMECYCLE RADIOSONDE, IN USE C. 1960. IT DIFFERS FROM ITSPREDECESSOR (SEE 910075 &870822) IN HAVING A SINGLE FLAT BIMETAL RATHER THAN TWO, & A DIFFERENT CASING. IN THE EARLY 1960'S, THE CANADIAN SERVICE ABANDONED TIME-CYCLE RADIOSONDES FOR AUDIO-MODULATED ONES.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
PLATE INSIDE INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT READING 'PROPERTY OF/ CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE/ NO C 87816/ SANGAMO/ COMPANY LIMITED/ LEASIDE CANADA'/ BLACK '87816' ON INSTRUMENT CHASSIS/ PENCILED & BLUE BALLPOINT PEN '87816' ON CASING/ '1929' INCISED ON HYGROMETER MOUNT
Missing
BATTERY From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish
DISCOLOURED WHITE CARDBOARD/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ METALLIC & PLATED PARTS/ WHITE CORD
Decoration
N/A

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