General Information

Serial #

MB 2417

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ SYNTHETIC, METAL, & GLASS WORKING PARTS/ PLASTIC TRANSMITTER CONE/ CORD/ FABRIC STRAP WITH METAL RING

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

12.4 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

MOLDED

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1962

Canada

AN AMERICAN MADE RADIOSONDE, MADE FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

Function

DEVICE RAISED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE,HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. WIND SPEED & DIRECTION CAN BE DETERMINED BY TRACKING RADIOSONDE.

Technical

A 1960'S STYLE OF AMERICAN RADIOSONDE, CONTROLLED BY A BAROSWITCH WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THECERAMIC ROD THEMISTOR (TEMPERATURE SENSOR) & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HYGRISTOR, & REFERENCE RESISTORS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE HOUSED IN A CARDBOARD CASING WITH AN OUTRIGGER & TRANSMITTER CONE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLUE LETTERING ON FRONT READING 'METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORT/ CANADA/ SERIAL NO. MB 2417/ FRONT/ A/ VIZ/ PRODUCT/ OF/ MOLDED INSULATION CO./ PHILA., PA.'/ BILINGUAL BLUE 'NOTICE TO FINDER' ON SIDES/ FLAP OF BAROSWITCH COMPARTMENT STAMPED INSIDE IN BLACK 'JUL 26 1962/ ACCEPTED'/CAN STAMPED 'US WEATHER BUREAU/ Hygristor/ SEP 19 1962/ 'M'/ Molded Insulation Co.'

Missing

From CA of 10/19/1993 by Tony Missio: No - hygristor and transmitter cone stored in bottom compartment

Finish

WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A