Power & timing unit

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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0128.001

MANUFACTURER: DOT Meteorological Div.
MODEL: D
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: D-20
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 11.1 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MSC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1940'S? TO MID 1950'S
Canada: A CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE INSTRUMENT, PART OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE'S PATTERSON ANEMOMETER SYSTEM.
Function: A DEVICE WHICH SUPPIES POWER & PERFORMS TIMING FUNCTIONS FOR A VARIETY OF METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING FLASHING LIGHT WIND INDICATORS.
Technical: A M.S.C. POWER & TIMING UNIT USED WITH THE M.S.C. TYPE 45 ANEMOMETER C. 1951; BY 1958 IT HAD BEEN SUPPLANTED BY THE TYPE D1 UNIT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT READS 'D.O.T. MET. DIV./ P. & T. UNIT NO. D-20' & '60 CYCLE'
Missing: From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON CASING/ PLATED PARTS/BROWN CONTACT INSULATING PLATE/ BLACK POWER CORD
Decoration: N/A

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DOT Meteorological Div., Power & timing unit, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1991.0128, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0128.001/

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