Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: TIME-CYCLE/ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0073.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Leaside, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C 90513
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/CORD WITH METAL RING/ GOLDBEATER'S SKIN (ANIMAL INTESTINE) HUMIDITY ELEMENT

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.2 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 21.6 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: Unknown
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 ITS PREDECESSOR (SEE 910075 &870822) IN HAVING A SINGLE FLAT BIMETAL RATHERTHAN 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 90513/ SAMGAMO/ COMPANY LIMITED/ LEASIDE CANADA'/ BLACK '90513' ON INSTRUMENT CHASSIS'/ HANDWRITTEN 'serial no. 90513' ON CASING/'6642' INCISED ON HYGROMETER MOUNT/ IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'PRE 1950 CANADA'
Missing: TRANSMITTER? 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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Sangamo Co. Ltd., Radiosonde, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1991.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0073.001/

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