Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE
MERCURY/MSC FORTIN INSPECTION/MB & IN/ADJUSTABLE CISTERN/MOVABLE SCALE
DATE
1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1993.0035.001
MANUFACTURER
Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Canada

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General Information

Serial #
F20-47
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
NON-FERROUS METAL CASING & OUTER TUBE WITH FERROUS METAL & BRASS PARTS/ GLASS TUBE & LENS/ SYNTHETIC SCALE COVER/ CORK/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length
7.2 cm
Width
5.2 cm
Height
105.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Atmospheric pressure measurement
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Environment CA
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1950'S
Canada
CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE VERSIONOF STANDARD FORTIN TYPE BAROMETER, DESIGNED & MADE IN CANADA FOR USE BY INSPECTORS CHECKING STATION BAROMETERS. THIS EXAMPLE CORRESPONDS TO DESCRIPTION IN 1954 MANUAL, HAVING SINGLE WINDOW IN CISTERN TO ILLUMINATE POINT. SEE EARLIER INSPECTION BAROMETER 870545. THIS CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE INSTRUMENT WAS USED BY ANOTHER GOVERNMENT DEPT. (EMR).
Function
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY. THIS TYPE OF BAROMETER WAS NORMALLY USED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE INSPECTORS TO VERIFY STATION BAROMETERS AT METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVING STATIONS.
Technical
IMPROVED VERSION OF FORTIN BAROMETER WITH LEATHER BAG, CISTERN BASE ADJUSTED BY SCREW, BOXWOOD & STEEL CISTERN, LOW POWER VIEWER FOR OBSERVING IVORY POINT ILLUMINATED BY GLASS WINDOW. THIS CONSTRUCTION REDUCED WEIGHT OF INSTRUMENT WHILE MAINTAINING EASE OF SETTING & FACILITATING VERTICAL INSTALLATION.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON SCALE FOR 26 TO 32 IN & 87 TO 110 MB, & READING 'M.S.C./ F20-47'/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON THERMOMETER MOUNT FOR 10 TO 120 DEGREES F. & READING 'FAHRENHEIT'
Missing
From CA of 04/27/2004 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish
BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED EXTERIOR/ PLATED, BRUSHED, & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ COLOURLESS GLASS & SYNTHETIC
Decoration
N/A

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