Balloon
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SOUNDING
- DATE
- 1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0107.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KINGSTON PRODUCTS CORP.
- MODEL
- M 278-A
- LOCATION
- Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CAN WITH PAPER LABEL/ RUBBER OR SYNTHETIC BALLOON
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 10.9 cm
- Height
- 13.1 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
- KINGSTON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Indiana
- City
- Kokomo
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
BALLOON OF TYPE USED TO LIFT RADIOSONDES CONTAINING METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS INTO UPPER AIR IN ORDER TO MEASURE AIR PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, & SOMETIMES WIND. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL READS 'SIGNAL CORPS, U.S. ARMY/ BALLOON M 278-A/ ORDER NO. 8127-WF-43/ KINGSTON PRODUCTS CORP./ KOKOMO, INDIANA/ DATE MADE JUN 23 1943/ INSPECTOR'S STAMP SC3523A/ DATE PACKED JUL 14 1943 BATCH NO. H86 3 3736' WITH INSTRUCTIONS & DIAGRAMS
- Missing
- From CA of 11/17/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- PLATED CAN/ YELLOW & BLACK LABEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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