Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0092.001

MANUFACTURER: MOLDED INSULATION CO.
MODEL: MA
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: MA-6610
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: 19.8 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Height: 21.4 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. 1963
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE RADIOSONDE, MADE FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: DEVICE LIFTED 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 ABAROSWITCH WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC 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. MA-6610/ FRONT/ A/ VIZ/ PRODUCT/ OF/ MOLDED INSULATION CO./ PHILA. PA.'/ BILINGUAL 'NOTICE TO FINDER' ON SIDES/ BLACK LETTERING ON CAN READS 'US WEATHER BUREAU/ HYGRISTOR/ 1 APR 1969/ CM/ VIZ MANUFACTURING CO.'/ RED '1963' HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT/ BLACK IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL ON FRONT READING '1963 U.S.A.'
Missing: BATTERIES From CA of 10/22/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: WHITE CASING & CONE/ WHITE CORD & FABRIC/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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MOLDED INSULATION CO., Radiosonde, 1963, Artifact no. 1991.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0092.001/

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