Radiosonde

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO-MODULATED/ELECTRICAL/SHIPBOARD
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0093.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: 4-0001
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD CASING WITH PLASTIC PARTS/ SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS/ 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: 15.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 12.5 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1964
Canada: Unknown
Function: DEVICE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE,HUMIDITY, & AIR PRESSURE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH. USED ABOARD SHIP.
Technical: A MID 1960'S AMERICAN SHIPBOARD RADIOSONDE, CONTROLLED BY A BAROSWITCH WHICH HAS AN ANEROID SENSOR & ALSO SWITCHES IN THE CERAMIC ROD THERMISTOR & ELECTROLYTIC PLASTIC STRIP HYGRISTOR, & REFERENCE RESISTORS. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO BATTERY BOX OR TRANSMITTER CONE; THE CASING IS CARDBOARD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING READING 'A/ VIZ/ Product/ of/ MOLDED INSULATION CO/ PHILA PA' ON ONE END, 'TO THE FINDER' ETC. ON SIDE, & 'SERIAL NO./ 4-0001', 'FRONT', & REMNANTS OF LETTERING PROBABLY READING 'UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/ WEATHER BUREAU'/ FLAP STAMPED IN BLACK INSIDE 'FEB 27 1964/ ACCEPTED'HAND PENCILED WRITING ON FRONT READING 'MIL/ 403 SHIPBOARD/ 1964'
Missing: From CA of 10/25/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: WHITE CASING, CORD, STRAP/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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MOLDED INSULATION CO., Radiosonde, 1964, Artifact no. 1991.0093, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0093.001/

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