Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE
MERCURY/FORTIN/IN/MB/ADJUSTABLE CISTERN
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1995.0336.001
MANUFACTURER
Central Scientific Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
5573
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING & TUBE/ BRASS SCALE & VERNIER/ WOOD CISTERN/ GLASS TUBE, CYLINDER, THERMOMETER TUBE/ BAROMETER MOUNTED ON WOOD PANEL WITH METAL HARDWARE WITH SYNTHETIC PLATES MOUNTED BEHIND IVORY POINT & SCALE/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length
115.0 cm
Width
11.4 cm
Height
9.0 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
CENCO
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Illinois
City
Chicago

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Unknown
Canada
EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION. THIS AMERICN MADE BAROMETER CAME FROM FOYER OF BUILDING M12 AT NRC.
Function
INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY.
Technical
RESEMBLES U.S WEATHER SERVICE GREEN TYPE FORTINBAROMETER WITH BOXWOOD CISTERN, IVORY POINT, & MOVABLE SCALE, CHARACTERIZED BY CISTERN HELD TOGETHER BY SCREWS RATHER THAN GLUE TO FACILITATE DISASSEMBLY FOR CLEANING. FOR PORTABILITY, DURABILITY, & EASE OF CLEANING, GREEN'S BAROMETER WAS NEVER SURPASSED (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
PLATE READS "CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO./ LABORATORY/ APPARATUS/ TRADE MARK/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ SUPPLIES/ CHEMICALS/ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ NEW YORK.BOSTON.TORONTO.LOS ANGELES"/ SCALES INCISED FOR 25.5 TO 32.7 IN. & 647 TO 830 MB; SCALE ALSO INCISED "MADE IN U.S.A."/ BLACK SCALES & MARKINGS ON THERMOMETER FOR -10 TO 12O F. & -25 TO 50 C./ INCISED "5573" ON LOWER TUBE CASING/ HAND WRITTEN CARD READS "Std. Atmosphere at/ Ottawa/ 757 mm Hg 101.32 kp"
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 04/26/2004 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish
MILTARY GREEN CISTERN CASING, RED-BROWN PAINTED TUBE & THERMOMETER CASINGS, CLEAR COATING OVER ALL/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ METALLIC & BRASS COLOURED SCALE, VERNIER, PARTS/ WHITE SYNTHETIC/ BROWN STAINED WOOD WITH CLEAR COATING & BLACK CRINKLE HARDWARE/ METALLIC MERCURY
Decoration
N/A

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